“When she emptied the kettle she always filled it for the benefit of the next person.”
Ch 11 - p.227
Novels, Midwinter Break (2017)
“And the peace which I always found in the silence and emptiness of the moors filled me utterly”
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veterinary surgeon and writer 1916–1995Related quotes
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.”
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/
1970s
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.”
Source: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption