Surface Quotes

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Deep down, below the surface of the average man's conscience, he hears a voice whispering, "There is something not right," no matter how much his… — Carl Jung
Love, whether it's friendship or more, is like a cup. It fills up drop by drop, until one last drop and the cup is full.… — Laurell K. Hamilton
As the surface of the seashore rocks were pitted by by the waves and gathered limpets that further disguised what lay beneath, so time made… — William Trevor
It was the kind of pure, undiffused light that can only come from a really hot blue sky, the kind that makes even a concrete… — Bill Bryson
You can't be deep without a surface — Jonathan Lethem
Rather than dwelling on the past, we should make the most of today, of the here and now, doing all we can to provide pleasant… — Thomas S. Monson
Thus I progressed on the surface of life, in the realm of words as it were, never in reality. All those books barely read, those… — Albert Camus
To those who see the magical surface of things, you are invisible.' Good grief. Will you still be able to see me?' He met her… — Emma Bull
There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth. — Friedrich Nietzsche
For this is the truth about our soul, he thought, who fish-like inhabits deep seas and plies among obscurities threading her way between the boles… — Virginia Woolf
Life forms a surface that acts as if it could not be otherwise, but under its skin things are pounding and pulsing. — Robert Musil
Odd to think that the piece of you I know best is already dead. The cells on the surface of your skin are thin and… — Jeanette Winterson
When he at least reached the door the handle had cease to vibrate. Lowering himself suddenly to his knees he placed his head and the… — Mervyn Peake
Everything you've learned in school as "obvious" becomes less and less obvious as you begin to study the universe. For example, there are no solids… — R. Buckminster Fuller
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
It may be that until now there has been no more potent means for beautifying man himself than piety: it can turn man into so… — Friedrich Nietzsche
sometimes the shifting of rocks is deep, deep below, and it's powerful and scary down there, but that all we feel on the surface is… — Khaled Hosseini
I can imagine nothing more terrifying than an Eternity filled with men who were all the same. The only thing which has made life bearableâ€¦has… — T.H. White
It's quite simple really. Being always transcends appearance-that which only seems to be. Once you begin to know the being behind the very pretty or… — William P. Young
There is no 'the truth','a truth' - truth is not one thing, or even a system. It is an increasing complexity. the pattern of the… — Adrienne Rich

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