Alice Borchardt quotes - page 3

For what is a flower but life's expressed passion for itself. Sudden and brief, but certain and eternal at the same time. (Alice Borchardt)
He said truth has a taste, and this had the taste of truth. A wolf would put it that way, but I agree it does. Some things just don't hang together, but others do. And a lot of times when you encounter it, you say, "I don't want this to be right, but it probably is, even though it brings me to grief.”. View quote
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He was conscious that something in [his] personality bolstered his confidence and allowed him to rest, to seek peace and find it. He never game a name to it, and never spoke of it. And never, never would he have allowed himself or anyone to call it – love. View quote
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Remember this central truth. Your enemy is there because he, too, has weighed the consequences of failure and accepts them. Play always to win, because nothing else matters. View quote
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Everybody always knows where they stand with you, don't they? View quote
Alice Borchardt