There are chapters in every life which are seldom read and certainly not aloud.

Quote by Carol Shields

Topics: Finding Yourself Quotes, Self Discovery Quotes

I'm concerned about the unknowability of other people.

I'm concerned about the unknowability of other people.

Words are our life. We are human because we use language. So I think we...

Words are our life. We are human because we use language. So I think we...

I don't think I would have been a writer if I hadn't been a mother....

I don't think I would have been a writer if I hadn't been a mother....

There are chapters in every life which are seldom read and certainly not aloud.

There are chapters in every life which are seldom read and certainly not aloud.

If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a...

If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or acquired a...

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.

I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.

It is not only the most difficult thing to know oneself, but the most inconvenient...

It is not only the most difficult thing to know oneself, but the most inconvenient...

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home...

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home...

To the question of your life you are the answer, and to the problems of...

To the question of your life you are the answer, and to the problems of...

God, why do I storm heaven for answers that are already in my heart? Every...

God, why do I storm heaven for answers that are already in my heart? Every...

Although time seems to fly, it never travels faster than one day at a time....

Although time seems to fly, it never travels faster than one day at a time....

To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had...

To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had...

There's more than one answer to these questions Pointing me in a crooked line. And...

There's more than one answer to these questions Pointing me in a crooked line. And...

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may...

Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may...

There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines...

There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines...

The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose.

The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose.

Learning how to operate a soul figures to take time.

Learning how to operate a soul figures to take time.

The greatest explorer on this earth never takes voyages as long as those of the...

The greatest explorer on this earth never takes voyages as long as those of the...

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more...

There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more...