Quotes About Proximity

God seems far away and French fries are right around the corner at the drive-thru.

I let him hold me, let him press us length to length so close that nothing might fit between us.

Néanmoins, dans une existence solitaire, il existe des moments rares où une autre âme plonge tout près de la vôtre, comme les étoiles qui s'approchent de la terre une fois par an. Pour moi, il avait été ce genre de constellation-là.

I had no right to claim him, I knew it. But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as starts once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me

answer. It sounded too damned close.

You see, whenever we live in relationship, whenever we simply live in proximity to other people, sooner or later we will run up against their issues—the unhealed or unholy parts of their personalities. Just as they will run into ours. Living in community is like a pack of porcupines sharing the same den. We will get stuck.

Mas, em uma vida solitária, há raros momentos em que outra alma mergulha perto da sua, como estrelas roçando a terra uma vez por ano. Ele foi pra min uma dessas constelações

in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a contellation was he to me.

His flesh was hot as a brazier, and I pressed as close as he would let me, like a lizard to noonday rocks.

The grain of his lips seemed to rest a hair's breadth from mine.

there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.

There are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth.

I pressed as close as he would let me, like a lizard to noonday rocks.

Without missing a beat, Brad pulled her close and Kate found herself at eye level with his shirt pocket.

Qué curioso, piensa ella, tener a otro tan cerca: la escala desbordante de las pestañas, de los párpados cerrados, del pelo de la frente, todo mirando hacia el mismo sitio.

El castigo de Dios está más cerca del pecador de lo que están los párpados de los ojos!

Nicht der fernste Mensch ist uns das größte Geheimnis, sondern gerade der Nächste.

Le bonheur se trouve souvent plus près de nous qu'on ne l'imagine.

El fin de sus dos viajes sería una terrible desgracia, pues están ustedes muy cerca del final. Cuando se reconozcan, no pasen de largo el uno frente al otro.

Seja como for, a ausência de ruído é o melhor sinal da proximidade de um abismo.

But when one believes in the reality of things, making them visible by artificial means is not quite the same as feeling that they are close at hand.

Queremos buscar en las cosas, que por eso nos son preciosas, el reflejo que sobre ellas lanza nuestra alma, y es grande nuestra decepción al ver que en la Naturaleza no tienen aquel encanto que en nuestro pensamiento les prestaba la proximidad de ciertas ideas; y muchas veces convertimos todas las fuerzas del alma en destreza y en esplendor, destinados a accionar, sobre unos seres que sentimos perfectamente que están fuera de nosotros y no alcanzaremos nunca.

It's important for me to have my family close.

I am told that the proximity of punishment arouses real repentance in the criminal and sometimes awakens a feeling of genuine remorse in the most hardened heart; I am told this is due to fear.