Quotes about Perception

Soft grey ghosts crawl up my sleeve to peer into my eyes while I within deny their threats and answer them with lies

His room smelled of cooked grease, Lysol, and age, but his face believed the freshness of his words, and I had no heart nor art to drag him back to the reeking reality of our life and times.

when someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time

I think that everyone thought that the Depression like everything else, was for the white-folks, so it had nothing to do with them.

We don't need to eliminate all our reactions to people and problems. Reactions can be useful. They help us identify what we like and what feels good. They help us identify problems in and around us. But most of us react too much. And much of what we react to is nonsense. It isn't all that important, and it doesn't merit the time and attention we're giving it. Some of what we react to is other people's reactions to us.

It's not what we don't know that hurts us," people say. "It's what we believe is true that isn't that does the damage." There

Sometimes when we meet other people—and even after we've gotten to know them—all we see is the tip of the iceberg when we look at their lives. We don't understand the things that are driving them, the unresolved issues from their pasts, and the depth of pain they're in now.

if Lena hadn't already given up on old ideals of faith and God's goodness, she might've even wondered if Moira could possibly be an angel in disguise.

When I was young, I thought classical music was only the background noise for cartoons.

Many of those living in poverty in this country, in fact, would be considered quite wealthy by poor people in other countries.

After less than a week on campus I discovered I wan't that bright. All the students were bright; many of them extremely gifted and perceptive. Yale was a great leveler for me, because I now studied, worked, and lived with dozens of high-achieving students, and I didn't stand out among them.

The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart" (1 Sam. 16:7).