When the course of experience made me see that there is no saviour and no special grace, no remission beyond the human, that pain is to be endured and fades, if it fades, only with time, then God became nothing to me but a dyslexic dog, with neither bark nor bite.
Victory fades so quickly that it is scarcely apparent and it is always the face of defeat that we are able to see.
In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
Do nothing and hope the enemy fades away.
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
When prayer fades out, power fades out. We are as spiritual as we are prayerful; no more, no less.
We fell in love quickly. We got married very quickly. It didn't work out the way we wanted it to. There's nothing more to it.
The sound of the radio fades to nothing because the waves just can't reach
The trouble with "sacrifices as symbolic acts" is that the immediate impact on those for whom the sacrifice is made quickly fades, while the impact on those who actually make the sacrifice can go on and on.
Everything is flowing. The Great River of Time takes everything with it, and nothing in this world remains unchanged or stabilized.
When you rest in quietness and your image of yourself fades, and your image of the world fades, and your ideas of others fade, what's left? A brightness, a radiant emptiness that is simply what you are.
The scary thing is how quickly everyone's star fades. Therefore, to be a voice, you need to do television. You need to stay in the public eye for the public to care about you, to be a big enough voice to help where it is needed.
Actors have this amazing skill - we bond quite quickly but equally we move on quite quickly. There's nothing particularly cold or capricious about it - we're troubadours and lead a troubadour's lifestyle.
It's like an athlete. He has a string of hot years, and then he fades into nothingness. The actor doesn't necessarily fade into nothingness. After his hot years, he fades into a different category.
Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly lies to the bone. Beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own! Create and cultivate Inner Beauty that never fades away but grows and matures with Time!
In this world of uncertainty and woe, one thing remains unchanged: Fresh, canned, pureed, dried, salted, sliced, and served with sugar and cream, or pressed into juice, the tomato is reliable, friendly, and delicious. We would be nothing without it.