Quotes About Acknowledgment

Technology does make possible advance toward shalom; progress in mastery of the world can bring shalom nearer. But the limits of technology must also be acknowledged; technology is entirely incapable of bringing about shalom between ourselves and God, and it is only scarcely capable of bringing about the love of self and neighbour.

One day, maybe not in the next few weeks, but certainly in the conceivable future, someone will be able to refer to me without using the word 'arse' somewhere in the sentence.

How come every squitty little shitty snotty bastard knows my name?

She didn't think she'd ever shown enough gratitude for the quick wits of the people she worked with, and if the evening ever ended, which it showed no signs of doing, she would rectify that. She would buy them all flowers or whisky and write a card thanking them for being so clever.

I try to make a point of being seen. Sometimes when I'm out, I'll buy a juice even when I'm not thirsty. If the store is crowded I'll even go so far as dropping change all over the floor, nickels and dimes skidding in every direction. All I want is not to die on a day I went unseen.

All I want is not to die on a day when I went unseen.

VISIBILITY - You've got to find a way to make people know you're there

Who was there to write our names, to even know our names and to remember us?

She didn't like to be read so easily but she couldn't help respecting someone who could.

stop by. So . . . welcome back, Eli." She walked

I have to go. I'll just say goodbye to David and Theo. Pilar kissed Maddy lightly, absently on the cheek, and made the girl's color come up. See you later. Yeah, okay. How come they're for me? she asked Tyler. Because I hear you did good. He held them out. You want them or not? Yeah, I want them. She took them, noted the little flutter in her belly as she sniffed. A kind of muscle reflex, she supposed it was. A nice one. Nobody ever gave me flowers before.

Lew? Not that I don't appreciate it, but it

Thanking someone for where your life ended up is the same as blaming them for it. We're all responsible for ourselves.

Yes. Theo, being a man of few words, just told me it was cool.

Sympathy covered Eden's face as she nodded.

You realize that there's no point in doing anything if nobody's watching. You wonder, if there had been a low turnout at the crucifixion, would they have rescheduled?

You realize that there's no point in doing anything if nobody's watching.

It's a look that says: Thank you for not sharing.

You re­al­ize that there's no point in do­ing any­thing if no­body's watch­ing.

Since school, he'd come to expect so little from life. Nothing special, just to be treated with courtesy and politeness by the world. Wanted people to see him and not fear him, not admire him but just to see him. He wanted to be recognized so people would think twice before badgering or insulting him.

That if enough people looked at you, you'd never need anybody's attention ever again.

I don't believe something's important simply because I'm told it's important; and the inverse, perhaps more crucially, is also true: something isn't unimportant simply because it's been largely overlooked by others.

Whether you understand it or don't understand . . . whether you accept it or not . . . what is, is. That's all there is to it.

First, my love and thanks to Ben Smith, my Hollywood agent, who has been a true visionary in a job that is often maligned (in this book, for instance)