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Muriel Barbery Quotes

I witness the birth on paper of sentences that have eluded my will and appear in spite of me on the sheet, teaching me something that I neither knew nor thought I might want to know. This painless birth, like an unsolicited proof, gives me untold pleasure, and with neither toil nor certainty but the joy of frank astonishment I follw the pen that is guiding and supporting me Picture Quote #1

Civilization is the mastery of violence, the triumph, constantly challenged, over the aggressive nature of the primate. For primates we have been and primates we shall remain, however often we learn to find joy in a camellia on moss. This is the very purpose of education Picture Quote #1

When something is bothering me, I seek refuge. No need to travel far; a trip to the realm of literary memory will suffice. For where can one find more noble distraction, more entertaining company, more delightful enchantment than in literature? Picture Quote #1

Levin delights in the forgetfulness that movement brings, where the pleasure of doing is marvellously foreign to the striving of the will Picture Quote #1

This morning I understand what it means to die: when we disappear, it is the others who die for us, for here I am, lying on a cold pavement and it is not the dying I care about; it has no more meaning this morning that it did yesterday. But never again will I see those I love, and if that is what dying is about then it really is the tragedy they say it is Picture Quote #1

With the exception of love, friendship and the beauty of art, I don’t see much else that can nurture human life Picture Quote #1

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People think that children don’t know anything. It’s enough to make you wonder if grownups were ever children once upon a time Picture Quote #1

Sashimi is velvet dust, verging on silk, or a bit of both, and the extraordinary alchemy of its gossamer essence allows it to preserve a milky density unknown even by clouds... my cheeks recalled the effects of its profound caress Picture Quote #1

I won’t get any better by punishing the people I can’t heal Picture Quote #1

When tea becomes ritual, it takes place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things Picture Quote #1

I know that they’re all unhappy because nobody loves the right person the way they should and because they don’t understand that it’s really their own self that they’re mad at Picture Quote #1

When someone that you love dies.. it’s like fireworks suddenly burning out in the sky and everything going black Picture Quote #1

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Yes, the world may aspire to vacuousness, lost souls mourn beauty, insignificance surrounds us. Then let us drink a cup of tea. Silence descends, one hears the wind outside, autumn leaves rustle and take flight, the cat sleeps in a warm pool of light. And, with each swallow, time is sublimed Picture Quote #1

To be poor, ugly and, moreover, intelligent condemns one in our society to a dark and disillusioned life... to beauty all is forgiven Picture Quote #1

Poverty is a reaper: it harvests everything inside us that might have made us capable of social intercourse with others, and leaves us empty, purged of feeling, so that we may endure all the darkness of the present day Picture Quote #1

I may know that the world is an ugly place, I still don’t want to see it Picture Quote #1

We never look beyond our assumptions and what’s worse, we have given up trying to meet others; we just meet ourselves Picture Quote #1

We musn’t forget old people with their rotten bodies, old people who are so close to death, something that young people don’t want to think about. We musn’t forget that our bodies decline, friends die, everyone forgets about us, and the end is solitude. Nor must we forget that these old people were young once, that a lifespan is pathetically short, that one day you’re twenty and the next day you’re eighty Picture Quote #1

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... what I dread more than anything else in this life is noise... silence helps you to go inward.. anyone who is interested in something more than just life outside actually needs silence Picture Quote #1

... This is the first time I have met someone who seeks out people and who sees beyond... We never look beyond our assumptions and, what’s worse, we have given up trying to meet others; we just meet ourselves. We don’t recognize each other because other people have become our permanent mirrors. If we actually realized this, if we were to become aware of the fact that we are alone in the wilderness, we would go crazy... As for me, I implore fate to give me the chance to see beyond myself and truly meet someone Picture Quote #1

This pause in time, within time... When did I first experience the exquisite sense of surrender that is only possible with another person? The peace of mind one experiences on one’s own, one’s certainty of self in the serenity of solitude, are nothing in comparison to the release and openness and fluency one shares with another, in close companionship Picture Quote #1

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I witness the birth on paper of sentences that have eluded my will and appear in spite of me on the sheet, teaching me something that I neither knew nor thought I might want to know. This painless birth, like an unsolicited proof, gives me untold pleasure, and with neither toil nor certainty but the joy of frank astonishment I follw the pen that is guiding and supporting me (Muriel Barbery Quotes) Civilization is the mastery of violence, the triumph, constantly challenged, over the aggressive nature of the primate. For primates we have been and primates we shall remain, however often we learn to find joy in a camellia on moss. This is the very purpose of education (Muriel Barbery Quotes) When something is bothering me, I seek refuge. No need to travel far; a trip to the realm of literary memory will suffice. For where can one find more noble distraction, more entertaining company, more delightful enchantment than in literature? (Muriel Barbery Quotes) Levin delights in the forgetfulness that movement brings, where the pleasure of doing is marvellously foreign to the striving of the will (Muriel Barbery Quotes) This morning I understand what it means to die: when we disappear, it is the others who die for us, for here I am, lying on a cold pavement and it is not the dying I care about; it has no more meaning this morning that it did yesterday. But never again will I see those I love, and if that is what dying is about then it really is the tragedy they say it is (Muriel Barbery Quotes) With the exception of love, friendship and the beauty of art, I don’t see much else that can nurture human life (Muriel Barbery Quotes) People think that children don’t know anything. It’s enough to make you wonder if grownups were ever children once upon a time (Muriel Barbery Quotes) Sashimi is velvet dust, verging on silk, or a bit of both, and the extraordinary alchemy of its gossamer essence allows it to preserve a milky density unknown even by clouds... my cheeks recalled the effects of its profound caress (Muriel Barbery Quotes) I won’t get any better by punishing the people I can’t heal (Muriel Barbery Quotes) When tea becomes ritual, it takes place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things (Muriel Barbery Quotes) I know that they’re all unhappy because nobody loves the right person the way they should and because they don’t understand that it’s really their own self that they’re mad at (Muriel Barbery Quotes) When someone that you love dies.. it’s like fireworks suddenly burning out in the sky and everything going black (Muriel Barbery Quotes) Yes, the world may aspire to vacuousness, lost souls mourn beauty, insignificance surrounds us. Then let us drink a cup of tea. Silence descends, one hears the wind outside, autumn leaves rustle and take flight, the cat sleeps in a warm pool of light. And, with each swallow, time is sublimed (Muriel Barbery Quotes) To be poor, ugly and, moreover, intelligent condemns one in our society to a dark and disillusioned life... to beauty all is forgiven (Muriel Barbery Quotes) Poverty is a reaper: it harvests everything inside us that might have made us capable of social intercourse with others, and leaves us empty, purged of feeling, so that we may endure all the darkness of the present day (Muriel Barbery Quotes) I may know that the world is an ugly place, I still don’t want to see it (Muriel Barbery Quotes) We never look beyond our assumptions and what’s worse, we have given up trying to meet others; we just meet ourselves (Muriel Barbery Quotes) We musn’t forget old people with their rotten bodies, old people who are so close to death, something that young people don’t want to think about. We musn’t forget that our bodies decline, friends die, everyone forgets about us, and the end is solitude. Nor must we forget that these old people were young once, that a lifespan is pathetically short, that one day you’re twenty and the next day you’re eighty (Muriel Barbery Quotes) ... what I dread more than anything else in this life is noise... silence helps you to go inward.. anyone who is interested in something more than just life outside actually needs silence (Muriel Barbery Quotes) ... This is the first time I have met someone who seeks out people and who sees beyond... We never look beyond our assumptions and, what’s worse, we have given up trying to meet others; we just meet ourselves. We don’t recognize each other because other people have become our permanent mirrors. If we actually realized this, if we were to become aware of the fact that we are alone in the wilderness, we would go crazy... As for me, I implore fate to give me the chance to see beyond myself and truly meet someone (Muriel Barbery Quotes) This pause in time, within time... When did I first experience the exquisite sense of surrender that is only possible with another person? The peace of mind one experiences on one’s own, one’s certainty of self in the serenity of solitude, are nothing in comparison to the release and openness and fluency one shares with another, in close companionship (Muriel Barbery Quotes)

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