“ If there is no meaning in it," said the King, "that saves a world of trouble, you know, as we needn't try to find any. And yet I don't know. Lewis Carroll
“ The myth of Oedipus . . . arouses powerful intellectual and emotional reactions in the adult-so much so, that it may provide a cathartic experience, as Aristotle taught all tragedy does. [A reader] ma… Bruno Bettelheim
“ It has always been the prime function of mythology and rite to supply the symbols that carry the human spirit forward, in counteraction to those that tend to tie it back. Joseph Campbell
“ What is most lacking in the modern world of duplications and facsimiles, of endless information and intentional misinformation, is the authenticity that makes life truly meaningful and spiritually rew… Michael Meade
“ [H]e found poetry more comforting than Scripture—and his ability to forge from his life a cogent, powerful tale of living with death. Paul Kalanithi
“ But he thought that if the world was layered with meaning, then she was the evidence, right here. Lauren Myracle
“ ... And that has remained an important mental landscape for me, a reference point. It teaches me something — or tries to. People need things like that to go on living — mental landscapes that have mea… Haruki Murakami
“ I love brief habits and consider them an inestimable means for getting to know many things…My nature is designed entirely for brief habits…I always believe that here is something that will give me las… Friedrich Nietzsche
“ It is as if the Caru'ee were able to perceive an echo of the past, and unconsciously, as they built upon a palimpsest of books written long ago and long forgotten, chanced to stumble upon an essence o… Ken Liu
“ Does this means something!?- Does it mean that you are again on the same opinion... no reason to ask you... no reason to say it again... it's logical. Deyth Banger
“ Often I return to the grave after leaving flowers – tulips, lilies, carnations – to find the heads eaten by deer. It’s just as good a use for the flowers as any, and one Paul would have liked. The ear… Paul Kalanithi
“ They wanted a list of symptoms: dizziness, blurred vision, palpitations. You could not say, it is a different life trying to nudge this one aside. I am meant to be living that different life. Who woul… Jean Thompson
“ A poem can't free us from the struggle for existence, but it can uncover desires and appetites buried under the accumulating emergencies of our lives, the fabricated wants and needs we have had urged… Adrienne Rich
“ Usually, meaning tends to find you, in the middle of the night, and when you least expect it. Catherine Lowell
“ The word is only a representation of the meaning, even at its best, writing almost always falls short of full meaning. Stephen King
“ Meaning comes from the unknown, from the stranger, from the unpredictable that suddenly knocks at your door — a flower that suddenly blooms and you never expected it; a friend that suddenly happens to… Osho
“ The word "preacher" comes from an old French word, predicateur, which means prophet. And what is the purpose of a prophet except to find meaning in trouble? Marilynne Robinson
“ I am trying to talk about what blue means, or what it means to me, apart from meaning. Maggie Nelson
