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Paradox Quotes

"The irony of the human heart is that it's tormented both by the presence and absence of it's own soul's counterpart."

"The irony of the human heart is that it's tormented both by the presence and absence of it's own soul's counterpart."

Crystal Woods, American Poet

Paradox, Love, Absence, Presence, Longing

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"When you remembered to forget, you were remembering. It was when you forgot to forget that you forgot."

"When you remembered to forget, you were remembering. It was when you forgot to forget that you forgot."

Ann Brashares, American Author

Paradox, Memory, Forgetting, Consciousness

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"Out of love for mankind, and out of despair at my embarrassing situation, seeing that I had accomplished nothing and was unable to make anything easier than it had already been made, and moved by a genuine interest in those who make everything easy, I conceived it as my task to create difficulties everywhere."

"Out of love for mankind, and out of despair at my embarrassing situation, seeing that I had accomplished nothing and was unable to make anything easier than it had already been made, and moved by a genuine interest in those who make everything easy, I conceived it as my task to create difficulties everywhere."

Soren Kierkegaard, Danish Philosopher

Paradox, Irony, Creation, Obstacle, Humanity

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"The most dangerous guy at my school-the lone person who makes me feel safe-is reveling in the way I am touching him."

"The most dangerous guy at my school-the lone person who makes me feel safe-is reveling in the way I am touching him."

Katie McGarry, American Author

Paradox, Safety, Danger, Trust

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"Then I glanced at the ring on my finger.The Snake That Eats Its Own Tail, Forever and Ever. I know where I came from-but where did all you zombies come from?I felt a headache coming on, but a headache powder is one thing I do not take. I did once-and you all went away.So I crawled into bed and whistled out the light.You aren't really there at all. There isn't anybody but me-Jane-here alone in the dark.I miss you dreadfully!"

"Then I glanced at the ring on my finger.The Snake That Eats Its Own Tail, Forever and Ever. I know where I came from-but where did all you zombies come from?I felt a headache coming on, but a headache powder is one thing I do not take. I did once-and you all went away.So I crawled into bed and whistled out the light.You aren't really there at all. There isn't anybody but me-Jane-here alone in the dark.I miss you dreadfully!"

Robert A. Heinlein, American Writer

Paradox, Identity, Solitude, Existence

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"To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul's paradox of love."

"To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul's paradox of love."

Aiden Wilson Tozer, American Clergyman

Paradox, Love, Faith, Seeking

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"In love there are two evils: war and peace."

"In love there are two evils: war and peace."

Horace, Roman Poet

Paradox, Love, Conflict, War, Peace

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"Love: the sickest of Irony's sick jokes. The place where logic and order go to die."

"Love: the sickest of Irony's sick jokes. The place where logic and order go to die."

Christopher Moore, American Novelist

Paradox, Love, Irony, Logic, Chaos

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"And after all what is a lie? Tis but The truth in masquerade."

"And after all what is a lie? Tis but The truth in masquerade."

Lord Byron, British Poet

Paradox, Truth, Lies, Deception, Appearance

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"I agree. I don't understand how a guy everyone is terrified of makes me feel safe. I don't understand how a guy who stayed behind to protect me when he didn't know me has been shot. I don't understand how a guy who carried me out of an alley full of shattered glass is the enemy everyone is warning me about."

"I agree. I don't understand how a guy everyone is terrified of makes me feel safe. I don't understand how a guy who stayed behind to protect me when he didn't know me has been shot. I don't understand how a guy who carried me out of an alley full of shattered glass is the enemy everyone is warning me about."

Katie McGarry, American Author

Paradox, Safety, Trust, Heroism

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"I learned from him that often contradiction is the clearest way to truth."

"I learned from him that often contradiction is the clearest way to truth."

Patti Smith, American Musician

Paradox, Contradiction, Truth, Wisdom

"You cannot identify an enemy without becoming one."

"You cannot identify an enemy without becoming one."

R. A. Delmonico, American Author

Paradox, Conflict, Identity, Reflection, Violence

"Isn't joyful or painful this pain in which I rejoice."

"Isn't joyful or painful this pain in which I rejoice."

Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese Author

Paradox, Joy, Pain, Emotion

"Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas' - 'Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses'."

"Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas' - 'Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses'."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Paradox, Beauty, Pain, Contrast, Hope

"I am a religious person, although I am not a believer."

"I am a religious person, although I am not a believer."

Philip Pullman, British Writer

Paradox, Religion, Belief, Spiritual

"If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?"

"If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?"

Steven Wright, American Comedian

Paradox, Cats, Humor, Science

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