He took the last seat, as usual, a subtle reminder of what he was and what he had become.
Faraaz KaziWitness also that when we talk about literature, we do so in the present tense. When we speak of the dead, we are not so kind.
John GreenTags: past present time death literature tense
We are, perhaps uniquely among the earth’s creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take the idea of dying, unable to sit still.
Lewis ThomasTags: fear future present worry human-condition dying discontent
When one was full of energy and enthusiasm the world was an apple, the future was way beyond the horizon and only the present was pertinent.
Jeff TikariBeing present is being connected to All Things.
S. Kelley HarrellTags: present shamanism multiverse all-that-is all-things in-the-moment universal-connection
People tend to look on the beliefs of the past as being primitive and unintelligent, yet we are seeing more truth in the past every day.
Jennifer L. ArmentroutTags: truth past present belief
Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses.
Thich Nhat HanhTags: present peace zen calm now
How do you get so empty? he wondered. Who takes it out of you?
Ray BradburyTags: present people emptiness
Falar do passado é o mais fácil que há, está tudo escrito, é só repetir, papaguear, conferir pelos livros o que os alunos [escrevem] nos livros ou nas chamadas orais, ao passo que falar de um presente que a cada minuto nos rebenta na cara, falar dele todos os dias do ano ao mesmo tempo que se vai navegando pelo rio da História acima até às origens, ou lá perto, esforça-nos por entender cada vez melhor a cadeia de acontecimentos que nos trouxe aonde estamos agora, isso é outro cantar, dá muito trabalho, exige constância de aplicação, há que manter sempre a corda tensa, sem quebra.
José SaramagoTags: politics present history society
I have heard all that you have had to say to me on your problems.
You ask me what to do about them.
It is my view that your real problem is that you are a member of the human race.
Face that one first.
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