Stranger Quotes

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"I seek the meaning of existence," said the stranger. "You are of course assuming," said the Master, "that existence has a meaning." "Doesn't it?" "When… — Anthony de Mello
When one is a stranger to oneself, then one is estranged from others, too. — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Why do you put your self esteem in the hands of complete strangers? — Helena Bonham Carter
If you know the psychological nature of your own mind, depression is spontaneously dispelled; instead of being enemies and strangers, all living beings become your… — Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
The humble, meek, merciful, and just are everywhere of one religion; and when death has taken off the mask they will know one another, though… — William Penn
Truth is stranger than fiction, which is why reality TV is so popular. — Heather Dubrow
I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction. — Beau Willimon
When one studies the properties of atoms, one found that the reality is far stranger than anybody would have invented in the form of fiction.… — Alan Guth
One of the stranger things about me is that I was raised as an Orthodox Jew. I went to a yeshiva until I was thirteen… — Dani Shapiro
A Hallmark card with paragraphs about my beauty written by a stranger is vaguely depressing. — Emma McLaughlin
Many people see the chance to eat something for nothing, without the need to cook or wash up, as the great consolation of going out… — Craig Brown
What is a disloyal act? A person is disloyal if he treats you as a stranger when, in fact, he belongs to you as a… — Lewis B. Smedes
As a child, I heard many warnings from teachers about the perils of talking with strangers. Yet now, fairly late in my life, I can… — Michael Leunig
The power of affinity lies in its mystery: the way it stands outside everything logical; you step into a crowded room and see a stranger,… — Pico Iyer
What is for sale, what is not? If we really think that making your apologies to your wife or reading a bedside story to your… — Arlie Russell Hochschild
Science to me is sufficiently weird and interesting, and stranger than fiction. — Leonard Susskind
I hate the way my life has been inexplicably overwhelmed by questionnaires. Life is so much stranger and so much more beautiful than the lists… — Richard Flanagan
Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger. — Franklin P. Jones
Love is always a stranger in the house of avarice. — Andreas Capellanus
Truth is always strange, stranger than fiction. — Lord Byron

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