Detachment – Page 2

Detachment is what interests

Detachment is what interests me, seeing how people couldn’t have been any other way, how they were the product of forces that they had no control over. Edward St Aubyn

A mother\\’s sorrow is

A mother’s sorrow is more true, honorable, and beautiful than the detachment of the sage. Edward Abbey

Woman’s soul is present and lives more intensely in all parts of the body, and it is inwardly affected by that which happens to the body; whereas, with men, the body has more pronoucedly the character of an instrument which serves them in their work and which is accompanied by a certain detachment. Edith Stein

We do not truly

We do not truly speak except at a distance. There is no word not severed. Edmond Jabes

I don\\’t come from

I don’t come from a famous family and don’t have this detachment from everyday people and everyday life. I’m just doing my job and the attention that comes with it is part of the territory. Ed Westwick

Many people see themselves

Many people see themselves as a problem that needs to be solved. They also habitually see the present moment as an obstacle that they need to overcome or get away from. With awareness, an inner sense of spaciousness arises that enables you to look at your own mind, which is to say the human mind, … Read more

Genuine historical knowledge requires

Genuine historical knowledge requires nobility of character, a profound understanding of human existence – not detachment and objectivity. Friedrich Nietzsche

A defensive war is

A defensive war is apt to betray us into too frequent detachment. Those generals who have had but little experience attempt to protect every point, while those who are better acquainted with their profession, having only the capital object in view, guard against a decisive blow, and acquiesce in small misfortunes to avoid greater. Frederick … Read more

There is a feeling

There is a feeling of disbelief that comes over you, that takes over, and you kind of go through the motions. You do what you’re supposed to do, but in fact you’re not there at all. Frederick Barthelme

She began to feel

She began to feel like the plastic doll she had been named after, without even a hole where her mouth was supposed to be. Francesca Lia Block