Depth Quotes

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The lake was silent for some time. Finally, it said: "I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful. I weep because,… — Paulo Coelho
He's out of his depth on a wet pavement. — Terry Pratchett
There is an art to the business of making sandwiches which it is given to few ever to find the time to explore in depth.… — Douglas Adams
you are not too old and it is not too late to dive into your increasing depths where life calmly gives out it's own secret — Rainer Maria Rilke
There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I became educated to the fact that the greatest pain does not come zooming down from a distant planet, but from the depths of the… — Philip K. Dick
To many women mistake a man's hostility for wit and his silence for depth. — Sue Grafton
From the bottom of my heart, I wanted to give up; I wanted to give up on living. There was no denying that tomorrow would… — Banana Yoshimoto
He seemed to be waiting for a miracle to save him from the depths his life had reached and take him to a land of… — Naguib Mahfouz
Youâ€™re like a lighthouse shining beside the sea of humanity, motionless: all you can see is your own reflection in the water. Youâ€™re alone, so… — Alfred de Musset
Those who can soar to the highest heights can also plunge to the deepest depths and the natures which enjoy most keenly are those which… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
Adults forget the depths of languor into which the adolescent mind decends with ease. They are prone to undervalue the mental growth that occurs during… — E. O. Wilson
The vestibule door opens onto a June morning so fine and scrubbed Classira pauses at the threshold as she would at the edge of a… — Michael Cunningham
I need words that mean more than they mean, words not just with height and width, but depth and weight and, and other dimensions that… — Lois McMaster Bujold
Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depths of some devine despair Rise in the heart, and gather to the… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
The summit sings what is being spoken in the depths. — Tristan Tzara
So the hours are pretty good then?' he resumed. The Vogon stared down at him as sluggish thoughts moiled around in the murky depths. Yeah,'… — Douglas Adams
There is no beginning, no middle, no end, no suspense, no moral, no causes, no effects. What we love in our books are the depths… — Kurt Vonnegut
What I need is perspective. The illusion of depth, created by a frame, the arrangement of shapes on a flat surface. Perspective is necessary. Otherwise… — Margaret Atwood
I can worship Nature, and that fulfills my need for miracles and beauty. Art gives a spiritual depth to existence -- I can find worlds… — Neil Peart

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