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Quotes About Encounter

Spiritual whittling is an encounter with Mystery, waiting, the silence of inner places—all those things most folks no longer have time for.
~ Sue Monk Kidd
Si, réduits au désespoir, ils viennent pour vaincre ou pour périr, évitez leur rencontre. À un ennemi encerclé vous devez laisser une voie de sortie.
~ Sun Tzu
We never know, when life reunites us with someone, how closely our stories will match.
~ Susan Choi
here was a Baptist church near their house, and at age twelve or thirteen, Kayne began to walk to it and attend services on a regular basis. She told me that one Sunday during the altar call, I was just so drawn. I want to do this. For some reason, I started crying, and a lady came back to where I was sitting-I didn't come down; she saw me where I was sitting and came back-and started talking to me. She said, `You want to go down?' and I said, `Yes.' So she walked with me.
~ Susan M. Shaw
Destiny turned and saw a gray-haired lady in a track suit walking toward them.
~ Susan Mallery
The sliding doors opened, and a man entered the baggage area. A tall, dark-haired man with incredibly broad shoulders, a cowboy hat and a gaze so penetrating Phoebe knew he could probably tell what color her panties were.
~ Susan Mallery
A work of art encountered as a work of art is an experience, not a statement or an answer to a question. Art is not only about something; it is something. A work of art is a thing _in_ the world, not just a text or commentary _on_ the world.
~ Susan Sontag
Strange," said Henry Woodhope, "where did you get this nonsense?" "From the man under the hedge. Henry, you do not listen." "And he seemed honest, did he?" "Honest? No, not particularly. He seemed, I would say, cold. Yes, 'cold' is a good word to describe him and 'hungry' another.
~ Susanna Clarke
ankles. The woman turned just once at the
~ Josephine Cox
My hat was pulled down and this girl said 'Are you really him?' I whispered 'Yeah, I'm really him.' She screamed, 'Mom! Dad! It's Heath Ledger!
~ Josh Hartnett
Well, well," he said. "This can't be a coincidence." "It could," I said. "The odds aren't high, but they do exist." "Uh-huh.
~ Josh Lanyon
When was the last time anyone in these parts had been attacked by a bear or a mountain lion? It was possible, but not probable, right? Maybe it was something harmless. A deer or a stray cow. Or a really big rabbit.
~ Josh Lanyon
I first suspected something was amiss when I exited the coffee shop on Greenup Street and was knocked down by a herd of bison.
~ Joshua Palmatier
An alien spacecraft. I'm sure of it." "…craft?…
~ Joshua Palmatier
It is not safe for a woman to be traveling on her own." "I was perfectly safe until you crossed my path." "Well may you see it that way,but if I hadn't come along,someone else would have and you could be in great difficulty right now." If she hadn't known it would hurt, she might have laughed. As it was, she had to content herself with a grimace. "Oh, you mean I could have been chased over a cliff?
~ Josie Litton
What were they wearing the last time you saw them?' Donna stared into the golden-flecked eyes of the moon-faced police lieutenant. He was a short man, intensely muscular
~ Joy Fielding
Cohabito con un oscuro animal. Lo que hago de día, de noche me lo come. Lo que hago de noche, de día me lo come. Lo único que no me come es la memoria. Se encarniza en palpar hasta el más chico de mis errores y mis miedos. No lo dejo dormir. Soy su oscuro animal.
~ Juan Gelman
I got laid at IKEA this morning. Assembling the woman took a while though.
~ Judah Friedlander
Yes, every once in a while, negative experiences occur: a ghost gone astray or an angry spirit encountered. Some spirits are less pleasant than others. Yet this shouldn't be cause for panic; these situations can be effectively dealt with, if you know what to do.
~ Judika Illes
The U.S. legal system is organized as an adversarial contest: in civil cases, between two citizens; in criminal cases, between a citizen and the state. Physical violence and intimidation are not allowed in court, whereas aggressive argument, selective presentation of the facts, and psychological attack are permitted, with the presumption that this ritualized, hostile encounter offers the best method of arriving at the truth.
~ Judith Lewis Herman
When experiencing a work of art, a curious exchange takes place; the work projects its aura, and we project our own emotions and precepts on the work. The melancholy in Michelangelo's architecture is fundamentally the viewer's sense of his/her own melancholy enticed by the authority of the work. Enigmatically, we encounter ourselves in the work.
~ Juhani Pallasmaa
Mimari imgelerde eyleme yönelik, eylemsel kar??la?ma an?na yönelik bir ima ya da bir amaç ve "i?lev vaadi" vard?r.
~ Juhani Pallasmaa
Meine Füße, tastend beim ersten Kontakt mit bosnischem Boden: Alles klar. Trägt.
~ Juli Zeh
Alex finally turned around and noticed that there were three women in the room. He quickly swept his eyes over them, taking in their comfortable position. As his gaze settled on Emma, she lifted her teacup to her lips and took a sip. "My, my," he drawled, "aren't we the best of friends?" All three women shot him irritated glances. Alex looked a trifle disgruntled at their collective unfavorable response to his presence.
~ Julia Quinn