“We are like sculptors, constantly carving out of others the image we long for, need, love or desire, often against reality, against their benefit, and always, in the end, a disappointment, because it does not fit them.”

Podobne cytaty:

• Es tan corto …“Es tan corto el amor, y tan largo el olvido. (Love is so short, and forgetting is so long.)”
• Talking perceptions, people. …“Talking perceptions, people. Do we really see each other for what we really are, or do we just see what we want to see, the image distorted by our own personal lenses? I lost someone today and the funny thing is, I don’t even know who she was.”
• Everyone who receives …“Everyone who receives the protection of society owes a return for the benefit.”
• All growth is …“All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without the benefit of experience.”
• Fashion is the …“Fashion is the science of appearances, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.”