Astonishment Quote by Richard Le Gallienne

“That was the splendid thing about life: Though it was cruel, it was also mysterious, filled with wonder and surprise; sometimes the surprises were…

— Dean Koontz

“Life is glorious, but it can be counted on to be cruel.”

— Noah Gordon

“Life in general was cruel and offered only different types of voids and chaos. The only way to tolerate it, to have any hope…

— Lucy Grealy

“After misery follow, or are at least promised to in the unwritten manuscripts of Gods, great things. Sometimes, that great thing can be death.”

— Nina

“Surprised by joy—impatient as the Wind I turned to share the transport—Oh! with whom But thee, deep buried in the silent tomb, That spot…

— William Wordsworth

“Longing for Death Down into the womb of the earth, Out of the kingdom of light, Anger, pain, and a savage blow Signal the…

— Novalis

“The sight of the awful and majestic in nature had indeed always the effect of solemnising my mind and causing me to forget the…

— Mary Shelley

“I was encouraged to ask in all seriousness what this life is for, what matters most for myself and others, what non-negotiable values I…

— Stephen Batchelor

“Human beings had created words to communicate with the dead, and with those yet unborn.”

— Shion Miura

“Where humans were concerned, the only emotion that made sense was wonder, at their ability to endure; and sorrow, for the hopelessness of it…

— Rohinton Mistry

“Life was indeed cruel; but it was better to glorify the Will than deny it.”

— John Gray

“The sea had jeeringly kept his finite body up, but drowned the infinite of his soul. Not drowned entirely, though. Rather carried down alive…

— Herman Melville