Alleys Quote by John Steinbeck

Once man has lost the fundamental orientation which unifies his existence, he breaks down into the multiplicity of his desires; in refusing to await…

— Pope Francis

Cut off from his religious, metaphysical and transcendental roots, man is lost; all his actions become senseless, absurd, useless.

— Eugene Ionesco

“The last clear definite function of man—muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need—this is man…For man, unlike any other…

— John Steinbeck

All times are changing times, but ours is one of massive, rapid moral and mental transformation. Archetypes turn into millstones, large simplicities get complicated,…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“We’re stepping into a new world, and an entire way of thinking must be changed. But the old ideas can’t be easily discarded. Like…

— Gail Tsukiyama

“When people have more pressing things on their minds other things fall through the cracks with time.”

— Kate Avery Ellison

“The wises men tell us that everything, sooner or later, changes. And all change commences with a specific moment. We say to ourselves, "I…

— Frank Delaney

All things change, but we always have to think: what are we leaving behind?

— Ellen Ullman

There is no doubt: the study of man is just beginning, at the same time that his end is in sight

— Elias Canetti

“Just when we think we have a system, ...the system collapses. Just when we know our way around, we get lost. Just when we…

— Anthony Doerr

Our philosophy is about reaching back to move forward. We have something different to say with a sensibility that is both old and new.

— John Varvatos

That morning I experienced vividly, if almost subliminally, the reality of change itself: how it fools our sentinels and undermines our defenses, how careful…

— Robert Grudin