Existence Quote by Kim Edwards

“Perhaps Nora was right: God watched but did not concern Himself with this kingdom. In His son He had exhausted His interest in suffering.…

— Meredith Duran

“But his own mind was helpless against every moment's headline. He did nothing but leap into the mass of changes and explore them and…

— Michael Ondaatje

The man whose whole activity is diverted to inner meditation becomes insensible to all his surroundings. His passions are mere appearances, being sterile. They…

— Emile Durkheim

“He often acted out of impulse just so that he could then devote his leisure hours to mulling why; he relished self-analysis, though he…

— Eleanor Catton

“He did not run from his grief, nor did he deny its existence. He could study his grief from a distance, like a scientist…

— Becky Chambers

He had withdrawn solely for his own personal pleasure, only to be near to himself. No longer distracted by anything external, he basked in…

— Patrick Süskind

“In his life he'd passed through long periods of gratefulness and good cheer, but he'd scarcely even imagined this level of thorough contentment with…

— Chad Harbach

He became absorbed beyond mere happiness as he felt himself exercising control over living things. He talked to them, urging them, ordering them. Driven…

— William Golding

“A kind of joy came upon him, as if borne in on a summer breeze. He dimly recalled that he had been thinking of…

— John Williams

“He completely lacked any ardent interest that might have occupied his mind. His interior life was impoverished, had undergone a deterioration so severe that…

— Thomas Mann

“This is what he was good at, he realized. This is what he did. He placed himself in the world, and the world drew…

— Bruce Brooks

“He reflected deeply, until this feeling completely overwhelmed him and he reached a point where he recognized causes; for to recognize causes, it seemed…

— Hermann Hesse