“When she emptied the kettle she always filled it for the benefit of the next person.”
Bernard MacLaverty book Midwinter Break
Ch 11 - p.227
Novels, Midwinter Break (2017)
“When she emptied the kettle she always filled it for the benefit of the next person.”
Bernard MacLaverty book Midwinter Break
Ch 11 - p.227
Novels, Midwinter Break (2017)
Mark Haddon book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Source: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
“With a stiff forefinger I silenced the koto music. Peace flooded in; the world thanked me.”
George Alec Effinger book When Gravity Fails
Source: When Gravity Fails (1986), Chapter 3 (p. 23).
Matka Tereza (1910–1997) Roman Catholic saint of Albanian origin
Letter to Michael van der Peet (September 1979), quoted in "Mother Teresa Did Not Feel Christ's Presence for Last Half of Her Life, Letters Reveal", Fox News (24 August 2007) http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/08/24/mother-teresa-did-not-feel-christ-presence-for-last-half-her-life-letters/ <br class="br">1970s <br class="br">Context: Jesus has a very special love for you. As for me, the silence and emptiness is so great that I look and do not see, listen and do not hear. The tongue moves but does not speak.
“I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.”
Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884–1980) American writer and prominent socialite
As quoted in The Best (1974), edited by Peter Passell and Leonard Ross.
“I just thought I was empty and now I'm being filled… and I just wanted to keep being filled.”
Laura Hillenbrand book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Source: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption