Quotes About Insight

It was a rare thing for someone in his position to see what death was, not in the instant but in the aftermath, where all its energies were absorbed.

curiosity, a trait they'd see as inherently human (the irony there is that I've witnessed curiosity in many animals and a dull lifeless lack of it in many humans).

The simplest things are the hardest to understand.

You see, some things I can teach you. Some you learn from books. But there are things that, well, you have to see and feel.

In my experience, men who understand women seem to rarely want to have anything to do with them.

You say their stories, it is gift they give you.

You see, some things I can teach you. Some you learn from books. But there are things that, well, you just have to see and feel.

I see you've confused what you're learning in school with actual education.

Takes a donkey to know a donkey.

I always thought clichés got a bum rap. Because, often, they're dead-on.

You see, some things I can teach you. Some you learn from books. But they are things that, well, you just have to see and feel. p.147

YaÅŸam?nda bir amaç bul ve ona göre yaÅŸa, derler. Ama bazen, ancak yaÅŸay?p bitirdikten sonra yaÅŸam?n?n bir amac? olduÄŸunu fark edersin, bu da genellikle hiç akl?nda olmayan bir amaçt?r.

Kažu, prona?i smisao u životu i proživi ga. Ali, ponekad, shvatiš da ti je život imao smisao tek kad ga proživiš, i to najvjerovatnije onaj koga nisi bio ni svjestan.

who was looked at, not seen, listened to, not heard.

You see, some things I can teach you. Some you'll learn from books. But, there are things that, well, you just have to see and feel.

Bagaimana dia bisa dengan begitu mudah membaca pikiranku, sementara aku tidak tahu setengah pun dari isi kepalanya? Padahal akulah yang mengenyam bangku sekolah, yang bisa membaca dan menulis. Akulah yang pintar. Hassan tidak mampu membaca buku pelajaran untuk kelas satu, namun dia mampu membaca banyak hal yang tersembunyi dalam diriku. Meresahkan memang, tapi rasanya cukup nyaman memiliki seseorang yang selalu mengetahui kebutuhanmu.

Kata orang, mata adalah jendela jiwa.

There are things that have to be taught, others learnt from books; but there are some things that you just have to see and feel.

Il faut se donner un but dans la vie et vivre en conséquence dit-on. Sauf que parfois, c'est seulement après avoir vécu que votre vie se révèle pourvue d'un but et sans doute, un but auquel vous n'avez jamais pensé.

You like big words? I´ll give you one: perspective. That´s what I´m doing here, Laila. Making sure you don´t lose perspective.´ What turned Laila´s stomach the rest of the night was that every word Rasheed had uttered, every last one, was true.

eyes are windows to the soul.

O poveste trista. - Cartile bune-s facute din povesti triste. - Da, asa-i.

without complaint, her grace not sullied but shaped by the turbulence that washes over her. Already Laila sees something behind this young girl's eyes, something deep in her core

In my experience, men who understand women as well as you seem to rarely want to have anything to do with them.