Knowing Quotes - Page 24

• A lot of what we experience as strength comes from knowing what to do with weakness. Nickel and Dimed On (Not) Getting By in America

  Barbara Ehrenreich

  America, Weakness, Nickels

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• Very little worth knowing is taught by fear.

  Robin Hobb

  Littles, Taught

  Robin Hobb (2014). “The Farseer Trilogy 3-Book Bundle: Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, Assassin's Quest”, p.399, Del Rey

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• Man no longer lives in the beginning--he has lost the beginning. Now he finds he is in the middle, knowing neither the end nor the beginning, and yet knowing that he is in the middle, coming from the beginning and going towards the end. He sees that his life is determined by these two facets, of which he knows only that he does not know them

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Men, Two, Doe

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1959). “Creation and fall: a theological interpretation of Genesis 1-3”

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• She asked him to come and see her that night. He agreed, in order to get away, knowing that he was incapable of going. But that night, in his burning bed, he understood that he had to go see her, even if he were not capable. He got dressed by feel, listening in the dark to his brother's calm breathing, the dry cough of his father in the next room, the asthma of the hens in the courtyard, the buzz of the mosquitoes, the beating of his heart, and the inordinate bustle of a world that he had not noticed until then, and he went out in the sleeping street.

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez

  Brother, Father, Heart

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez (2014). “One Hundred Years of Solitude”, p.28, Penguin UK

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• I think that people who can't believe in fairies aren't worth knowing.

  Tori Amos

  Believe, Angel, Thinking

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• If I'd had any way of knowing that things were- as Lily Tomlin once said- going to get a whole lot worse before they got worse, I'm not sure how I would have slept that night.

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  Night, Lilies, Way

  Elizabeth Gilbert (2010). “The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love; Committed; The Last American Man; Stern Men & Pilgrims”, p.19, A&C Black

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• There's release in knowing the truth no matter how anguishing it is. You come finally to the irreducible thing, and there's nothing left to do but pick it up and hold it. Then, at last, you can enter the severe mercy of acceptance.

  Sue Monk Kidd

  Acceptance, Matter, Lasts

  Sue Monk Kidd (2011). “The Mermaid Chair”, p.200, Hachette UK

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• Sometimes I remember that I can't always protect those I love." Under his fingers, her hair was soft and silky. She didn't try to tell him that he wasn't God, that he couldn't protect everyone. He knew that. But knowing and believing were two different things. What she did say succeeded in stopping his heart. "I wish you'd love me." Why?" Because then maybe you could protect me, too" Haunting sorrow whispered through her tone.

  Nalini Singh

  Believe, Heart, Hair

  Nalini Singh (2006). “Slave to Sensation”, p.74, Penguin

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• Words can't even describe how much Olympic medals means to me, because of all the hard work, sacrifice and effort I put in at the gym, and also because of how much my family supported me and sacrificed their dreams for mine. It also means a lot to me, knowing that I became the first African American to win the individual all-around gold medal.

  Gabby Douglas

  Dream, Mean, Hard Work

  Source: pridepublishinggroup.com

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• What was it about not knowing a person that allowed you to wonder whether she might be the answer to all your problems?

  Keith Ablow

  Answers, Might, Problem

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• These people have history and I crave history. I crave someone knowing me so well that they can tell what I'm thinking. Jonah Griggs takes my hand under the table and links my fingers with his and I know that I would sacrifice almost anything just to keep this state of mind, for the rest of the week at least.

  Melina Marchetta

  Sacrifice, Thinking, Hands

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• In fact, he's never taken an interest in a woman before. I was beginning to to suspect he might prefer one of his male sneaks, but now..." She paused dramatically. "Now, we have the lovely, intelligent Yelena to get Valek's cold heart pumping." "You really should get out of your sewing room more. You need fresh air and a dose of reality," I said knowing better than to believe a word Dilana said, but unable to control the silly little grin on my face. Her sweet, melodious laughter followed me into the hallway. "You know I'm right, " she called.

  Maria V. Snyder

  Sweet, Laughter, Believe

  Maria V. Snyder (2012). “Poison Study”, p.169, Harlequin

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• Science,' said Mr Anders Anders. 'Science, not magic. I told you before: when things are not as they appear to be, it's because they're actually simpler than you think them to be. Things are never as difficult and complicated as folk believe. You'd be surprised just how straightforward and obvious things really are. The secret is in knowing how to look at them the right way.

  Robert Rankin

  Believe, Thinking, Obvious Things

  Robert Rankin (2011). “The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse: Eddie Bear”, p.129, Hachette UK

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• This kind of knowing you can never tell to anyone. If you want us to survive, you cannot trust a soul'... 'Not for any reason on this earth. You can never tell.

  Alice Hoffman

  Soul, Earth, Want

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• I make mistakes. That's what I do. I speak without thinking, I act without knowing. I drink so much that I can barely walk...I'm a fantastic lover though, and an amazing friend. God knows I mean well.

  Candace Bushnell

  Mistake, Mean, Thinking

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• She would defend herself, saying that love, no matter what else it might be, was a natural talent. She would say: You are either born knowing how, or you never know.

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez

  Love, Natural Talent, Might

  FaceBook post by Gabriel García Márquez from Feb 14, 2015

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• There's more to getting to where you're going then just knowing there's a road.

  Joan Lowery Nixon

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• I am like a snake who has already bitten. I retreat from a direct battle while knowing the slow effect of the poison.

  Anais Nin

  Snakes, Battle, Poison

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• FALLING STARS: Do you remember still the falling stars that like swift horses through the heavens raced and suddenly leaped across the hurdles of our wishes -- do you recall? And we did make so many! For there were countless numbers of stars: each time we looked above we were astounded by the swiftness of their daring play, while in our hearts we felt safe and secure watching these brilliant bodies disintegrate, knowing somehow we had survived their fall.

  Rainer Maria Rilke

  Horse, Stars, Fall

  Rainer Maria Rilke, Albert Ernest Flemming (1986). “Rainer Maria Rilke: Selected Poems”, p.210, Psychology Press

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• There are always rebels and radicals, I suppose,' McCleethy allows. 'Those who live on the fringes of society. But what do they contribute to the society itself? They reap its rewards without experiencing its costs. No. I submit that loyal, hardworking citizens who push aside their own selfish desires for the good of the whole are the backbone of the world. What if we all decided to run off and live freely without thought or care for society's rules? Our civilization would crumble. There is a joy in duty and a security in knowing one's place...It is the only way.

  Libba Bray

  Running, Selfish, Civilization

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• So many believe that it is love that grows, but it is the knowing that grows and love simply expands to contain it.

  William P. Young

  Relationship, Believe, And Love

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• I often feel like I want to think something but I can't find the language that coincides with the thoughts, so it remains felt, not thought. Sometimes I feel like I'm thinking in Swedish without knowing Swedish.

  Peter Cameron

  Thinking, Want, Language

  Peter Cameron (2009). “Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You: A Novel”, p.116, Macmillan

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• Just as I do not know where I came from, so I do not know where I am going. All I know is that when I leave this world I shall fall forever into oblivion, or into the hands of an angry God, without knowing which of the two will be my lot for eternity. Such is my state of mind, full of weakness and uncertainty. The only conclusion I can draw from all this is that I must pass my days without a thought of trying to find out what is going to happen to me.

  Blaise Pascal

  Fall, Hands, Two

  Blaise Pascal, James M. Houston (2006). “The Mind on Fire: Faith for the Skeptical and Indifferent”, p.120, David C Cook

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• I used to think that's what love was: knowing someone so well he was like a part of you.

  Lauren Oliver

  Thinking, Before I Fall, Used

  Lauren Oliver (2010). “Before I Fall”, p.95, Hachette UK

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• I've become to realize there's a world of difference between knowing something happened, even knowing why it happened, and believing it.

  Gayle Forman

  Life, Believe, Differences

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