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Quotes About Moments

By conviction an atheist perhaps, he is taken by surprise with moments of extraordinary exaltation. Nothing
~ Virginia Woolf
I cannot make one moment merge in the next. To me, they are all violent, all separate; and if I fall under the shock of the leap of the moment you will be on me, tearing me to pieces.
~ Virginia Woolf
one must pay back from this secret deposit of exquisite moments, she thought
~ Virginia Woolf
It is strange that the tactile sense, which is so infinitely less precious to men than sight, becomes at critical moments our main, if not only, handle to reality.
~ Vladimir Nabokov
A jövÅ' azonban mit sem törÅ'dik érzéseinkkel és fantáziálásunkkal. A jövÅ' minden pillanatban a szétágazó lehetÅ'ségek végtelenje.
~ Vladimir Nabokov
I notice a whiff of Swift in some of my notes. I too am a desponder in my nature, an uneasy, peevish, and suspicious man, although I have my moments of volatility and fou rire.
~ Vladimir Nabokov
this may be neither here nor there but I have to say it. Life is very short. From here to that old car you know so well there is a stretch of twenty, twenty-five paces. It is a very short walk. Make those twenty-five steps. Now. Right now. Come just as you are. And we shall live happily ever after
~ Vladimir Nabokov
It is strange that the tactile sense, which is so infinitely less precious to men than sight, becomes at critical moments our main, if not only, handle to reality. I was all covered with Quilty—with the feel of that tumble before the bleeding. The
~ Vladimir Nabokov
The little cares, fears, tears, timid misgivings, sleepless fancies of I don't know how many days and nights, were forgotten under one moment's influence of that familiar, irresistible smile.
~ W. Thackeray
If you reflect upon your own highest moments or peak experiences. You will probably also remember them as moments of great pleasure, even ecstasy.
~ W. Timothy Gallwey
All it took was a chance meeting with a stranger, some unexpected conversation. A few moments of kindness from someone who had no inkling of what she'd been through. Someone who wandered into her workplace on a whim and ended up making the worst day of her life seem less awful simply by being in it.
~ Lara Adrian
But what made John Lennon different from all but a few superstars was not just his willingness, but his insistence on sharing his life with others. He shared the moments of doubt, pain, humiliation, and discovery -in all their glory and pathos- with his fans through his songs.
~ Larry Kane
Todas las personas y todas las cosas tienen historias que contar. A algunas de ellas se llega a través de gente como yo, que las relata para que no se olviden. Otras, en cambio… se viven
~ Laura Gallego García
The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes, and surely it is in the everyday things around us that the beauty of life lies.
~ Laura Ingalls Wilder
Live in your blessings; breathe them in like wildflowers. Give thanks to them through your peace, your love, and your joy as you greet each moment.
~ Laura Jaworski
It was a little thing, she knew, but life was all sorts of little things added up.
~ Laura Lee Guhrke
We have but one dance to a lifetime of songs.
~ Laura Miller
Ah, the minutes twinkle in and out And in and out come and go One by one, none by none, What we know, what we don't know.
~ Laura Riding Jackson
Funny how you notice how beautiful things are just when you're about to leave them, she thought.
~ Laura Ruby
For some life lasts a short while, but the memories it holds last forever.
~ Laura Swenson
I believe that consciously choosing to create such memories will stretch the experience of time.
~ Laura Vanderkam
The key to this is realizing that life isn't lived in epiphanies, and that looking for lessons and the necessity of big life changes in dark moments profoundly limits our lives.
~ Laura Vanderkam
This realization leads to a different question than that suggested by all these tips on simplifying the holidays. Namely, what are you saving your energy for? This is all there is. Anything could happen and you are not guaranteed another snowman. So make a fuss. Make a show. Spend your energy now.
~ Laura Vanderkam
Constantly minding time is more challenging than letting it slip unnoticed into the past. It is also never done.
~ Laura Vanderkam