Quotes About Understanding

Le temps passait lentement, il ne parlait pas beaucoup, sans que je puisse savoir pourquoi. Il est déjà parti dans sa tête, voilà tout.

Moments de lucidité. Il est évident que S. en a marre de moi. Inversement : le 12 mai, sa passion pour moi était évidente.

Pero para qué escribir si no es para desenterrar cosas, hasta una sola, irreductible a explicaciones de toda suerte, psicológicas, sociológicas, algo que no sea el resultado de una idea preconcebida ni de una demostración, sino del relato, algo que salga de los repliegues escalonados del relato y que pueda ayudar a entender —a soportar— lo que sucede y lo que se hace.

Une autre fois, sa stupéfaction a été sans bornes, de me voir parler anglais avec un auto-stoppeur qu'un client avait pris dans son camion. Que j'aie appris une langue étrangère en classe, sans aller dans le pays, le laissait incrédule.

El saber común se ampliaba, un saber despreocupado y sin consecuencia del que, a diferencia de la escuela, solo teníamos que rendir cuentas en la conversación

Comme la plupart des parents, les miens s'imaginaient détecter infailliblement au premier coup d'Å"il le moindre signe de dérive.

Elle écoutait avec attention tous les gens qui parlaient de ce qu'elle ignorait, par curiosité, par envie de montrer qu'elle était ouverte aux connaissances. S'élever, pour elle, c'était d'abord apprendre (elle disait, "il faut meubler son esprit") et rien n'était plus beau que le savoir. Les livres étaient les seuls objets qu'elle manipulait avec précaution. Elle se lavait les mains avant de les toucher.

Respect... is appreciation of the separateness of the other person, of the ways in which he or she is unique.

Men need to understand, and women too, what feminism is really about.

I'm appalled the word feminism has been denigrated to a place of almost ridicule and I very passionately believe the word needs to be revalued and reintroduced with power and understanding that this is a global picture.

Individuals who frequently read fiction seem to be better able to understand other people, empathize with them and see the world from their perspective.

Reading literature makes us better people.

There are some stories you can't hear enough. They are the same every time you hear them. But you are not. That's one reliable way of understanding time.

Having experienced her own disappearance, she is conscious of how important it is for people to be seen, so when she looks at them --even the blind one--she also looks for them, just in case they too have got lost and need finding.

Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear.

Find peace with yourself by accepting not only what you are, but what you are never going to be.

A single moment of understanding can flood a whole life with meaning.

Someday, someone will walk into your life and make you realize why it never worked out with anyone else.

Good relationships don't just happen; they take time, patience and two people who truly want to work to be together.

There's a thin line between talking to yourself and arguing with an idiot.

Friendship isn't a big thing — it's a million little things.

If your dog is barking at the back door and your wife is yelling at the front door, who do you let in first? The dog, of course. He'll shut up once you let him in.

Can you tell Stork from butter?

When I was younger if I was in someone else's shoes, if you saw a professional athlete you'd want to go up and introduce yourself and ask a couple questions, so I definitely know where they're coming from.