It was never the act itself but our own understanding of it that defeated us, over and over again. Marisha Pessl More Quotes by Marisha Pessl More Quotes From Marisha Pessl It was as if Hannah had sprung a leak and her character, usually so meticulous and contained, was spilling all over the place. Marisha Pessl meticulous leaks character Sadly, American teenagers are to a weightless vacuum as seat cushions are to polyurethane foam - Marisha Pessl foam vacuums teenager Man's wobbly little mind isn't equipped for hauling around the great unknowns. Very few people realize, there's no point chasing after answers to life's important questions. They all have fickle, highly whimsical minds of their own. Nevertheless. If you're patient, if you don't rush them, when they're ready, they'll smash into you. And don't be surprised if afterward you're speechless and there are cartoon Tweety Birds chirping around your head. (Gareth van Meer) Marisha Pessl birds-chirping men people Sometimes it takes more courage not to let yourself see. Sometimes knowledge is damaging - not enlightenment but enleadenment. If one recognizes the difference and prepares oneself - it is extraordinarily brave. Because when it comes to certain human miseries, the only witnesses should be the pavement and maybe the trees. (Gareth van Meer) Marisha Pessl differences brave tree Justice wields an erratic sword, grants mercy to fortunate few. Yet if man doesn't fight for her, 'tis chaos he's left to. Marisha Pessl fighting justice men Such things as anguish, woe, affliction, guilt, feelings of awfulness, and utter wretchedness, the bread and butter of Days of Yore and Russians, sadly have very little staying power in these lickety-split Modern Times. Marisha Pessl affliction guilt feelings Most people ended up, after only a couple of months, so far away from where they'd intended to go, stuck in some barbed underbrush of a quagmire when they'd meant to head straight to the ocean. Marisha Pessl couple ocean people Because every one of us has our box, a dark chamber stowing the thing that lanced our heart. It contains what you do everything for, strive for, wound everything around you. Marisha Pessl strive dark heart We're living longer, we social network alone with our screens, and our depth of feeling gets shallower. Soon it'll be nothing but a tide pool, then a thimble of water, then a micro drop. Marisha Pessl tides feelings water His characters are ravaged, beaten. They walk through infernos and emerged charred doves. Marisha Pessl inferno dove character Life had been a suit I'd only put on for special occasions. Most of the time I kept it in the back of my closet, forgetting it was there. We were meant to die when it was barely stitched anymore, when the elbows and knees were stained with grass and mud, shoulder pads uneven from people hugging you all the time, downpours and blistering sun, the fabric faded, buttons gone. Marisha Pessl hug special people It’s what we chase but never find. It is the mystery of our lives, the understanding that even when we have everything we want it is one day to leave us. It’s the something unseen, the lurking devastation, the darkness that gives our lives dimension. Marisha Pessl understanding giving life People don’t realize how easy life is to change. You just get on the bus. Marisha Pessl realizing life-is people It’s easy to be yourself in the dark. Marisha Pessl being-yourself dark life People had an illogical, self-serving rationale when it came to interpreting the behavior of others. Marisha Pessl behavior self people It’s got to be some kind of cult. Anyone offers you Kool-Aid or a hot shower, say no. Marisha Pessl aids kind hot …how monstrous the people you loved could be. Marisha Pessl monstrous people Look at Picasso. O’Neill. Tennessee Williams. Capote. Were these shiny happy people spreading sunshine? No. Only the greatest of personal demons can force you to do powerful work. Marisha Pessl sunshine powerful people Freak the ferocious out. Marisha Pessl freak Betrayal isn't ridiculous. It's the reason empires fall. Marisha Pessl empires betrayal fall
