10 quotes found
“What life gives us, good or bad, we seldom deserve.”
“At the heart of most things that look bad is something that can be good and useful.”
“I was a sinner. I knew that without a doubt. But I was not alone. And the night was the accomplice of us all.”
“We know dates and times and locations and participants but accounts of what happened depend upon the perspective from which the event is viewed.”
“It seems to me that when you look back at a life - yours or another's - what you see is a path that weaves into and out of deep shadow. So much is lost. What we use to construct the past is what ha...”
“Loss, once its become a certainty, is like a rock you hold in your hand. It has weight and dimension and texture. Its solid and can be assessed and dealt with. You can use it to beat yourself or yo...”
“He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain, which cannot forget, falls drop by drop upon the heart, until in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful graces of God.”
“Somebody tells you they drink because theyre a failure, it aint so. Theyre a failure because they drink. And they drink because its so damn hard not to. But as long as they have a bottle that isnt ...”
“Loss, once it’s become a certainty, is like a rock you hold in your hand. It has weight and dimension and texture. It’s solid and can be assessed and dealt with. You can use it to beat yourself or ...”
“Somebody tells you they drink because they’re a failure, it ain’t so. They’re a failure because they drink. And they drink because it’s so damn hard not to. But as long as they have a bottle that i...”
