Catastrophe Quote by Norman Maclean

The disaster ruins everything, all the while leaving everything intact.

— Maurice Blanchot

Disasters are usually a good time to re-examine what we've done so far, what mistakes we've made, and what improvements should come next.

— Dan Ariely

Only a catastrophe gets our attention. We want them, we depend on them. As long as they happen somewhere else.

— Don DeLillo

Probably most catastrophes end this way without an ending, the dead not even knowing how they died...,those who loved them forever questioning "this unnecessary…

— Norman Maclean

A great disaster is a symbol to us to remember all the big things of life and forget the small things, of which we…

— Jawaharlal Nehru

Tragedy blows through your life like a tornado, uprooting everything, creating chaos. You wait for the dust to settle, and then you choose. You…

— Rob Thomas

When faced by any loss, there’s no point in trying to recover what has been, it’s best to take advantage of the large space…

— Paulo Coelho

Disaster is a natural part of my evolution toward tragedy and dissolution.

— Chuck Palahniuk

Sometimes the things you’ve lost can be found again in unexpected places.

— Anonymous

It seems that most of us could benefit from a brush with a near-fatal disaster to help us recognise the important things that we…

— Alain de Botton

The only thing tragedy gives us is the opportunity to rebuild our life.

— Paulo Coelho

What is it about us human beings that we can’t let go of lost things?

— Leslie Marmon Silko