Depth Quotes

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As often happens between men who have chosen different pursuits, each, while in argument justifying the other's activity, despised it in the depth of his… — Leo Tolstoy
You'll find as you go through life that great depth and smoldering sensuality don't always win. — Woody Allen
I came to realize that one single human being, comprehended in his depth, who gives generously from the treasures of his heart, bestows on us… — Ernst Junger
Beyond love, beyond unrequited love, perhaps even beyond any other passion known to humanity, deep, deep in the depths of the turgid, clinging, swamplike pit… — Ben Elton
She was aware of the movement of his lips as he pressed soundless words in her palm. He released her, and the look he gave… — Lisa Kleypas
It is always from the depths of its impotence that each power center draws its power, hence their extreme maliciousness, and vanity — Gilles Deleuze
She had spent all her life in feeling miserable; this misery was her native element; its fluctuations, its varying depths, alone save her the impression… — Vladimir Nabokov
For Ragamuffins, God's name is Mercy. We see our darkness as a prized possession because it drives us into the heart of God. Without mercy… — Brennan Manning
His face was sad and stern because of the doom that was laid on him, and yet hope dwelt ever in the depths of his… — J.R.R. Tolkien
I donâ€™t understand all the nuances of the womenâ€™s movement. But I do understand that there are feminists who want to challenge the dominant paradigm,… — Winona LaDuke
Now to sum it up,' said Bernard. 'Now to explain to you the meaning of my life. Since we do not know each other (though… — Virginia Woolf
What more ghastly image can be called up than that of a man betrayed by his body who, simply because he did not die in… — Albert Camus
With lacquerware there is an extra beauty in that moment between removing the lid and lifting the bowl to the mouth, when one gazes at… — Junichiro Tanizaki
The only thing that really worried me was the ether. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man… — Hunter S. Thompson
Why do we wrap things? Usually to protect them. The more fragile they are, the more important the wrapping. Your dream is prey to many… — Jerry Spinelli
There isnâ€™t any particular relationship between the messages, except that the author has chosen them carefully, so that, when seen all at once, they produce… — Kurt Vonnegut
Seeing that my words had done absolutely nothing to pull North from whatever depths he was clinging to, Owain did what came naturally. He smacked… — Alexandra Bracken
...our eyes locked in one of those looks that sometimes happen between strangers, when both wordlessly agree that reality contains sinkholes whose depths neither can… — Nicole Krauss
The happiness of man is: I will. The happiness of woman is: he wills. â€˜Behold, just now the world became perfect!â€™â€”thus thinks every woman when… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Why are those who are notoriously undisciplined and unmoral also most contemptuous of religion and morality? They are trying to solace their own unhappy lives… — Fulton J. Sheen

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