“ When you move something, you discover new meanings in it, Kristina thought, watching them. Molly Gloss
“ Don't worry about meaning. If a story's any good, it can't help but have meaning. Let the PhDs tell you what your story means. William Kittredge
“ We can stage our own act on the planet-build our cities on its plains, dam its rivers, plant its topsoils-but our meaningful activity scarcely covers the terrain. We do not use the songbirds, for inst… Annie Dillard
“ Without understanding, there is no life. Either you act, out of understanding or act to develop understanding out of it. Roshan Sharma
“ Truth is something which can't be told in a few words. Those who simplify the universe only reduce the expansion of its meaning. Anais Nin
“ The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation. Michael Jackson
“ Who would expect less? she said. You're a Wiggin. Whatever that means. He said. It means that you are going to make a difference in the world. Orson Scott Card
“ To doubt the literal meaning of the words of Jesus or Moses incurs hostility from most people, but it’s just a fact that if Jesus or Moses were to appear today, unidentified, with the same message he… Robert M. Pirsig
“ People sometimes sneer at those who run every day, claiming they’ll go to any length to live longer. But I don’t think that’s the reason most people run. Most runners run not because they want to live… Haruki Murakami
“ Is not an event in fact more significant and noteworthy the greater the number of fortuities necessary to bring it about? ... Everything that occurs out of necessity, everything expected, repeated day… Milan Kundera
“ Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the Book of Job: Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit. Anne Lamott
“ But suppose it was truth double strong, it were no truth to me if I couldna take it in. I daresay there's truth in yon Latin book on your shelves; but it's gibberish and no truth to me, unless I know… Elizabeth Gaskell
“ I've been lucky enough to live through all the things that are supposed to give meaning to our lives, like parenting, grandparenting, art, celebrity. All these things you expect meaning to come from,… Alan Alda
“ There was going to be a spot for me in this joint, the earth, after all. It was never going to be a great match for someone as bright and strange as me, but books were going to make it survivable. Anne Lamott
“ God made you for a reason and your life has profound meaning! We discover that meaning and purpose only when we make God the reference point of our lives. Rick Warren
“ I think is sad, how easily we throw around the word without actually understanding the sacrifice behind its meaning. Love in its definition isn't about a strong feeling towards someone, but action. Rachel Van Dyken
“ Before they had kids, if asked to conjure images of parenthood they would have said things like Reading in bed, and Giving a bath, and Running while holding the seat of a bicycle. Parenthood contains… Jonathan Safran Foer
“ The Bushmen in the Kalahari Desert talk about the two "hungers". There is the Great Hunger and there is the Little Hunger. The Little Hunger wants food for the belly; but the Great Hunger, the greates… Laurens van der Post
