Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and the reason of everything appears more clear. What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end. – Jean Paul
Sorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains but, like them, they break the storm and purify the air of the plain beneath them. – Jean Paul
Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence. – Jean Paul
Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another. – Jean Paul
The first thing I think about when I wake up most mornings is the fact that Im tired. I have been tired for decades. I am tired in the morning and I am tired while becalmed in the slough of the afternoon, and I am tired in the evening, except right when I try to go to sleep. – Susan Orlean
Sometimes its so weird just to do an interview. This morning I was back in my parents house, with my brother, and we went for a jog together, then had breakfast as a family. And a couple of hours later Im wearing high heels and a dress and makeup, and talking about my job. – Carey Mulligan