Quotes About Perception

When I talk about free indirect style I am really talking about point of view, and when I talk about point of view I am really talking about the perception of detail, and when I talk about detail I'm really talking about character, and when I talk about character I am really talking about the real , which is at the bottom of my inquiries.

The house of fiction has many windows, but only two or three doors.

This is merely another definition of dramatic irony: to see through a character's eyes while being encouraged to see more than the character can see (an unreliability identical to the unreliable first-person narrator's). 11

One must therefore overcome one's way of thinking about things exclusively in terms of assertion or denial. As it is said, Instead, to grasp the emptiness of things And still depend upon the karmic law of cause and fruit— It's this that is more wonderful than wonderful, More marvelous than marvelous!8

Panchakrama, When voidness and appearance both Are seen as each the aspect of the other, They blend together perfectly And thus are said to be united.

Now when it is said that the dharmat? or ultimate nature is not an object of knowledge, this means that since the dharmat? transcends all conceptual constructs, it is not conceivable.

But what is the point of tiring oneself over words that are being used from two quite different points of view? One should instead rely on the meaning intended.

Without a veil your countenance cannot be seen, Without a veil your eyes cannot be seen. Unless one is experiencing complete enlightenment The source of the sun cannot be seen.

Being manifests Itself in everything. If you want to discover Its state in everything, Go and see how the bubbles are on top of the wine: The wine is they in them and they are wine in the wine!

if she had known just a few months before, during more innocent times, that she would feel that way for the rest of her life....which is to say conflicted, she would have treasured those unaware, nonjudgmental, preadolescent moments more thoroughly. (Oh, to be eleven again!) Because once you know, once you really know how the world works, you can't unknow it.

Everyone always thinks of ghosts as being invisible or like air but they take up so much space in a room, you've no idea.

He did bad things. Even though he thought he was the hero.

And that was the day she invented it, this particular glazed expression of hers. She had created it to please her father, but it had served her well in her life. When she wore it, most men thought she was listening to them, and most women knew that the conversation was over.

She had refined her brain as much as possible to not give a fuck about what her father thought, and yet, every once in a while, she still saw herself through his eyes, heard his voice in her head, although it was not him, specifically, but a collective male vision, what she imagined men to be. And then she caught herself assessing her physical form, and it was not with love, no joy at its bounty, but rather through a skewed, screwed-up lens.

Robin looked at Daniel and had the meanest thought of her life: "He'll do.

Cock size was a thing she hadn't talked about since college, now that she thought about it. Who discusses such things when they get older? Who has the leisure time?)

I'm certain there's something passive-aggressive going on here, but I can't get in touch with my feelings right now, or maybe I'm having several feelings at once and it's too noisy to hear the high notes.

I always reel for a few days after I witness someone's personal truth. I walk around feeling like I'm wearing their essence like a tight sweater.

We have expectations of our friends. I thought she was gone forever, off to Baby World, like all the other people in my life who've had children: Miriam,

Men never really wanted your help anyway, she thought. They wanted you to do things for them, but it would never be thought of as help so much as required service

Nobody wants to hear R&ampB. It's sad. If you want to be on the radio you got to stay young.

You know what? I never really factor Hollywood into anything. I'm a black actor, so I can't really control what Hollywood thinks. I gotta go do my thing, and my jokes have got to be funny. Whatever I do has got to be great.

We must not despise small things," she said at last, "for what at first glance may seem insignificant may well be the source of great beauty and truth.

Don't judge a book by its cover 'til you've read the book.