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If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things
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"If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things" Quotes

A quiet neighborhood is shaken by a tragic event, revealing the extraordinary within the ordinary.

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It is the simplest thing to do, to give something up.

Jon McGregor

simplicitychange

In this weather, with the sun low and the glare so bright, the world is only half its usual self.

Jon McGregor

weatherperception

The sky is clear and blue and the sun is warm and everything is as it should be.

Jon McGregor

natureharmony

It's a dangerous thing to look at someone else's paper.

Jon McGregor

temptationethics

It's the same with people. We imagine them feeling the way we would feel, and we are always wrong.

Jon McGregor

empathymisunderstanding

It's not easy to tell the difference between the things you want and the things you're supposed to want.

Jon McGregor

desiresociety

It's easy to look back at people's lives and see when they took the wrong turn.

Jon McGregor

regretreflection

Things happen so quickly, so quickly, there's no time to take them in.

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timeperspective

We are all waiting for something to happen. We are all waiting for our lives to begin.

Jon McGregor

anticipationpurpose

It's funny how the things that don't mean anything can mean so much to us, and we don't even know it.

Jon McGregor

perspectiveappreciation