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Dreams are hopeful because they exist as pure possibility. Unlike memories, which are fossils, long dead and buried deep.
“We may not get to choose how we die, but we can choose how we live. The universe may forget us, but it doesn't matter. Because we are the ants, and we'll keep marching on.”
"I tried to think of the right thing to say, but sometimes the right thing to say is nothing."
I think it's because of the various ways one can interpret it.How ugly we must look to them, spilling light into every dark corner to push back the shadows, blinding ourselves to the true beauty of emptiness.
That for one fleeting moment you were the most significant person in someone else's insignificant life.
If life were fair, the smartest among us would be the wealthiest and most popular. If life were fair, teachers would make millions, and scientists would be rock stars. If life were fair, we'd all gather around the TV to hear about the latest discovery coming out of CERN rather than to find out which Kardashian is pregnant.
p 198If life were fair, teachers would make millions, and scientists would be rock stars.
We're not words, Henry, we're people. Words are how others define us, but we can define ourselves any way we choose.
I haven't read this book but looking through the quotes made me very interested! This quote seems very deep, I can't wait to read the book and find out the story around these quotesZenaLei7 wrote:That for one fleeting moment you were the most significant person in someone else's insignificant life.
This is my favorite too!hsimone wrote:I like both of them! Another one I like is:
"I tried to think of the right thing to say, but sometimes the right thing to say is nothing."
I love this quote too! 'Sometimes the right thing to say is nothing' - that is so true!hsimone wrote:I like both of them! Another one I like is:
"I tried to think of the right thing to say, but sometimes the right thing to say is nothing."
I've always been so captivated by the ideas of dreams as a manifestation of subconscious emotion, and for something who is one hell of a dreamer, it's the one place where I feel like I can do absolutely anything.Gravy wrote:I have so many, but one of my very favorites is this one:Dreams are hopeful because they exist as pure possibility. Unlike memories, which are fossils, long dead and buried deep.
So much for objectivity. All hail subjectivity!memories are often amalgams of truth and fiction, sewn together in our heads by our subconscious to support our personal beliefs about the world.
Hutchinson, Shaun David. We Are the Ants (p. 405). Simon Pulse. Kindle Edition.