Quotes of Jonathan Franzen

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Fiction is a solution, the best solution, to the problem of existential solitude.

- Jonathan Franzen

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“ Yet there are moments when the walls of the mind grow thin; when nothing is unabsorbed, and I could fancy that we might blow so vast a bubble that the sun might set and rise in it and we might take the blue of midday and the black of midnight and be cast off and escape from here and now. ”

- Virginia Woolf

“ Willingness to show we are interested in our children’s needs takes the burden and worries off their minds. It shows compassion on our end, and it builds trust on their end. ”

- Charlena E. Jackson

“ I was watching the first raindrops falling down on the porous ground. Each drop disappeared eagerly into the sand without any hesitations. The Earth, in turn, embraced it warmly like it has gotten back something precious that once belonged to it. I, somehow, thought that this particular image suited more our story than anything else ”

- Ismaaciil C. Ubax

“ Glorious indeed is the world of God around us, but more glorious the world of God within us. ”

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“ I miss your voice because it is a symphony; your scent because it is a treasure; your smile because it is a jewel; your hug because it is a masterpiece; and your kiss because it is a miracle. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ We werent exactly lovers yet, But we were a little more then friends. We just kept meeting at the wrong time, but our connection never ends. ”

- Nikki Rowe

“ Relationships are like Rome difficult to start out, incredible during the prosperity of the 'golden age', and unbearable during the fall. Then, a new kingdom will come along and the whole process will repeat itself until you come across a kingdom like Egypt... that thrives, and continues to flourish. This kingdom will become your best friend, your soul mate, and your love. ”

- Helen Keller

“ Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe. ”

- Augustine of Hippo

“ Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell. ”

- Joan Crawford

“ Love is like a brick. You can build a house, or you can sink a dead body. ”

- Lady Gaga

“ I believe in love the verb, not the noun. ”

- Greg Behrendt

“ God's plans for you are always good and purposeful. ”

- Jackie Griffin

“ I just...I just miss him. And I hate being so alone. ”

- Suzanne Collins

“ When you become the image of your own imagination, it's the most powerful thing you could ever do. ”

- RuPaul

“ the saddest thing is to be a minute to someone, when you've made them your eternity. ”

- Sanober Khan

“ When someone beats a rug, the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it. ”

- Gandhi

“ Love alone could waken love. ”

- Pearl S. Buck

“ I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward. ”

- Charlotte Bronte

“ If we open ourselves up to our feelings, our intuition, and our spiritual centers, we become much closer to the mystery of the Universe. ”

- Patricia Lynn

“ Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack. ”

- Mary Roberts Rinehart

“ A bad attitude is like a flat tire, you can’t get very far until you change it. ”

- Unknown

“ To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others. ”

- Anne Sophie Swetchine

“ Be supportive of others the way you would want them to be supportive of you. ”

- Ken Poirot

“ There will be tough workouts when the athlete has to really dig deep, believe, and not give up when the pain seems too much. The athlete can respond in one of two ways: Yield to the pain and selfdoubt or decide that fear will not determine his or her potential. It's hard (and usually uncomfortable) work breaking through old barriers and selfdefeating thought patterns to see meaningful progress, and fear is an absolutely natural response, but you can't let it become a limiter. ”

- Siri Lindley