This World Quotes - Page 7
Beware the things of this world that can mean everything or nothing.
Adriana Trigiani (2012). “The Shoemaker's Wife”, p.390, Simon and Schuster
Umberto Eco (2007). “Foucault's Pendulum”, p.60, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Leo Tolstoy (2011). “War and Peace: Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky”, p.75, Vintage
Kamila Shamsie (2011). “Kartography”, p.5, A&C Black
Is it possible to live in this world without the operation of will?
Jiddu Krishnamurti (1991). “Collected Works of J Krishnamurti 1956-1957: A Light to Yourself”, Krishnamurti Foundation of Amer
Fyodor Dostoevsky (2002). “The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts With Epilogue”, p.235, Macmillan
I cannot contribute anything to this world because I only have one method: agony.
"On the Heights of Despair". Book by Emile M. Cioran, 1934.
Benjamin Disraeli (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)”, p.4161, Delphi Classics
I would ask something more of this world, if it had something more.
"Voices". Book by Antonio Porchia, 1943.
We barely have time to react in this world, let alone rehearse.
Song: Letter To A John, Album: Out Of Range
A. J. Jacobs (2008). “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible”, p.172, Simon and Schuster
There are always too few perfect breasts in this world; leave yours alone.
William Goldman (2013). “The Princess Bride”, p.214, A&C Black