Game Bring Characters from Different Books to Life

[1994]

“Whoever strives for nothing in a game except checkmating the opponent’s king will never become a good chess player.” Max Euwe

“I would compare the world to a chessboard—now day, now night. And the pawns? You and I. They move them, hem them in, and—strike them down. Then they put them in a dark box to rest.” Omar Khayyam

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<div class="bbWrapper">“Whoever strives for nothing in a game except checkmating the opponent’s king will never become a good chess player.” Max Euwe<br /> <br /> “I would compare the world to a chessboard—now day, now night. And the pawns? You and I. They move them, hem them in, and—strike them down. Then they put them in a dark box to rest.” Omar Khayyam</div>

 

[1965]

“What is a successful game? One where you won? One where you played well? No. You can win thousands of chess games, or any kind of tournaments, and feel nothing. The game children remember is the one where, somehow—through chess, tag, it doesn’t matter—they were able to exchange warmth with someone. Even if, to do so, they had to band together and hate the neighboring group of people. In childhood, they play cops and robbers; later, partisans and the SS, the stock market, or sales. But whatever we all play, the goal is not to become richer, not to catch all the partisans, not anything else—the goal is to give a little warmth.” Franz Werfel, “Scenes from Family Life”

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<div class="bbWrapper">“What is a successful game? One where you won? One where you played well? No. You can win thousands of chess games, or any kind of tournaments, and feel nothing. The game children remember is the one where, somehow—through chess, tag, it doesn’t matter—they were able to exchange warmth with someone. Even if, to do so, they had to band together and hate the neighboring group of people. In childhood, they play cops and robbers; later, partisans and the SS, the stock market, or sales. But whatever we all play, the goal is not to become richer, not to catch all the partisans, not anything else—the goal is to give a little warmth.” Franz Werfel, “Scenes from Family Life”</div>

 

[1994]

“What can one person give another besides a drop of warmth? And what could be greater than that?”
Erich Maria Remarque, “Arch of Triumph”

“—I’m short of warmth—
She said to her daughter.
The daughter was surprised: ‘Are you cold
Even on summer days?’
—You won’t understand, you’re still too young—
The mother sighed wearily—
And the daughter cried: ‘I understand!’—
And dragged over a blanket.”
Agniya Barto

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<div class="bbWrapper">“What can one person give another besides a drop of warmth? And what could be greater than that?”<br /> Erich Maria Remarque, “Arch of Triumph”<br /> <br /> “—I’m short of warmth—<br /> She said to her daughter.<br /> The daughter was surprised: ‘Are you cold<br /> Even on summer days?’<br /> —You won’t understand, you’re still too young—<br /> The mother sighed wearily—<br /> And the daughter cried: ‘I understand!’—<br /> And dragged over a blanket.”<br /> Agniya Barto</div>

 

[1965]

“She was beautiful, and everything beautiful gave him pleasure. And finally—and this above all, he was least willing to admit to himself—she filled the emptiness in his life that God could not fill, because she was a living, loving being, capable of returning warmth for warmth.”
Colleen McCullough, “The Thorn Birds”

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<div class="bbWrapper">“She was beautiful, and everything beautiful gave him pleasure. And finally—and this above all, he was least willing to admit to himself—she filled the emptiness in his life that God could not fill, because she was a living, loving being, capable of returning warmth for warmth.”<br /> Colleen McCullough, “The Thorn Birds”</div>

 

[2005]

“Just look—no, just look how beautiful, how alluring life is!” Nazansky exclaimed, stretching his arms wide around him. “Oh joy, oh divine beauty of life! Look: the blue sky, the evening sun, the quiet water—you tremble with delight when you look at them—the windmills are waving their wings far away, the tender green grass, the water by the shore—pink, pink with the sunset. Ah, how wonderful everything is, how gentle and happy everything is!”
A. I. Kuprin, The Duel, 1905

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<div class="bbWrapper">“Just look—no, just look how beautiful, how alluring life is!” Nazansky exclaimed, stretching his arms wide around him. “Oh joy, oh divine beauty of life! Look: the blue sky, the evening sun, the quiet water—you tremble with delight when you look at them—the windmills are waving their wings far away, the tender green grass, the water by the shore—pink, pink with the sunset. Ah, how wonderful everything is, how gentle and happy everything is!”<br /> A. I. Kuprin, The Duel, 1905</div>

 

[1994]

“You cannot truly begin life until you let go of the past. You cannot be alive while you keep looking into the abyss. A part of it will always be with you. But you decide whether to let it take possession of you or become part of you.” May, “House of Ash”

“You must not dim your light just so that others can shine.”
Ryan Cahill, “Through Blood and Fire”

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<div class="bbWrapper">“You cannot truly begin life until you let go of the past. You cannot be alive while you keep looking into the abyss. A part of it will always be with you. But you decide whether to let it take possession of you or become part of you.” May, “House of Ash”<br /> <br /> “You must not dim your light just so that others can shine.”<br /> Ryan Cahill, “Through Blood and Fire”</div>

 

[1965]

“I would rather be ashes than dust. I want the spark of my life to flash like lightning, rather than suffocate on a heap of decay. Better to be a magnificent meteor, every atom of which radiates brilliance, than a sleepy and inert planet. A person must live, not merely exist. I am not going to spend my days prolonging them. I would rather spend the time allotted to me living.” Jack London

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<div class="bbWrapper">“I would rather be ashes than dust. I want the spark of my life to flash like lightning, rather than suffocate on a heap of decay. Better to be a magnificent meteor, every atom of which radiates brilliance, than a sleepy and inert planet. A person must live, not merely exist. I am not going to spend my days prolonging them. I would rather spend the time allotted to me living.” Jack London</div>

 

[2005]

Feeding the soul with small joys is the best way to live.

Rita Lombardi

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<div class="bbWrapper">Feeding the soul with small joys is the best way to live.<br /> <br /> Rita Lombardi</div>

 

[1965]

"We shower children with gifts, but the most precious gift for them—the joy of communication and friendship—we give reluctantly, while spending ourselves on those to whom we are completely indifferent. Yet in the end, we get what we deserve. The time comes when, more than anything in the world, we need the company and attention of children, and all we receive are the pitiful crumbs that once fell to their share." Mark Twain

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<div class="bbWrapper">"We shower children with gifts, but the most precious gift for them—the joy of communication and friendship—we give reluctantly, while spending ourselves on those to whom we are completely indifferent. Yet in the end, we get what we deserve. The time comes when, more than anything in the world, we need the company and attention of children, and all we receive are the pitiful crumbs that once fell to their share." Mark Twain</div>

 

[21778]

Oh, how I used to gaze at her, you old fool,
and how delighted I was; did I not love my Dunia,
did I not cherish my child; what more could she have wanted?

* A. S. Pushkin, “The Stationmaster”

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<div class="bbWrapper"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><i>Oh, how I used to gaze at her, you old fool,</i></span><br /> <i><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">and how delighted I was; did I not love my Dunia,</span></i><br /> <span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><i>did I not cherish my child; what more could she have wanted?</i><br /> <br /> <b><span style="font-size: 18px">*</span></b> A. S. Pushkin, “The Stationmaster”</span></div>

 

[1965]

"The best thing we can give our children is to teach them to love themselves." Louise Hay
"Children and fools always tell the truth, says an old proverb. The conclusion is clear: adults and wise people never tell the truth." Mark Twain
"Only children know what they are looking for. They give their whole soul to a rag doll, and it becomes very, very dear to them. And if someone takes it away from them, the children cry." Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, "The Little Prince"

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<div class="bbWrapper">"The best thing we can give our children is to teach them to love themselves." Louise Hay<br /> "Children and fools always tell the truth, says an old proverb. The conclusion is clear: adults and wise people never tell the truth." Mark Twain<br /> "Only children know what they are looking for. They give their whole soul to a rag doll, and it becomes very, very dear to them. And if someone takes it away from them, the children cry." Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, "The Little Prince"</div>

 

[1994]

"If we want to achieve true peace throughout the world, we must begin with children. If you want the world to change, become that change yourself. If you want change in the future, become that change in the present. Anyone who wishes this can listen to their inner voice."
Mahatma Gandhi

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<div class="bbWrapper">"If we want to achieve true peace throughout the world, we must begin with children. If you want the world to change, become that change yourself. If you want change in the future, become that change in the present. Anyone who wishes this can listen to their inner voice."<br /> Mahatma Gandhi</div>

 

[303707]

"All great changes in the life of an individual, as well as of all humanity, begin and take place in thought. For a change in feelings and actions to occur, there must first and foremost be a change in thought."
L.N. Tolstoy

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<div class="bbWrapper">"All great changes in the life of an individual, as well as of all humanity, begin and take place in thought. For a change in feelings and actions to occur, there must first and foremost be a change in thought."<br /> L.N. Tolstoy</div>

 

[21778]

Rethinking helps not only to expand knowledge and
update opinions, but also to live a fuller life.

What would make you change your mind?

*Adam Grant, "Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know"

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<div class="bbWrapper"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><i>Rethinking helps not only to expand knowledge and</i></span><br /> <i><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">update opinions, but also to live a fuller life.<br /> </span></i><br /> <span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><i>What would make you change your mind?</i><br /> <br /> <b><span style="font-size: 18px">*</span></b>Adam Grant, "Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know"</span></div>

 

[1965]

"By openly revealing Himself to those who seek Him with all their heart, and hiding Himself from those who flee from Him with all their heart, God regulates human knowledge of Himself. He gives signs that are visible to those who seek Him and invisible to those who are indifferent to Him. To those who want to see, He gives enough light. To those who do not want to see, He gives enough darkness." Blaise Pascal

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<div class="bbWrapper">"By openly revealing Himself to those who seek Him with all their heart, and hiding Himself from those who flee from Him with all their heart, God regulates human knowledge of Himself. He gives signs that are visible to those who seek Him and invisible to those who are indifferent to Him. To those who want to see, He gives enough light. To those who do not want to see, He gives enough darkness." Blaise Pascal</div>

 

[1994]

"Every person is connected with God in their own way. To God, each person is different from all others, created to a unique measure. God answers each person differently; with each one, He shares a mystery—the mystery of a new name."
C. S. Lewis

"God always hears us, but He does not answer everyone. God gives us signs, but not everyone notices them."
Stella Amil

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<div class="bbWrapper">"Every person is connected with God in their own way. To God, each person is different from all others, created to a unique measure. God answers each person differently; with each one, He shares a mystery—the mystery of a new name."<br /> C. S. Lewis <br /> <br /> "God always hears us, but He does not answer everyone. God gives us signs, but not everyone notices them."<br /> Stella Amil</div>

 

[1965]

"The great mysteries of our existence have yet to be unraveled; even death may prove not to be the end." Nikola Tesla
"I detest those who consider it wisdom to repeat other people's thoughts, who think that disobedience is courage and exposing other people's secrets is truthfulness." Confucius

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<div class="bbWrapper">"The great mysteries of our existence have yet to be unraveled; even death may prove not to be the end." Nikola Tesla <br /> "I detest those who consider it wisdom to repeat other people's thoughts, who think that disobedience is courage and exposing other people's secrets is truthfulness." Confucius</div>

 

[21778]

Transformations in human consciousness cannot move upward,
if the heart is silent and one does not see in another being the same God,
whom one has recognized within oneself.
* Concordia Antarova, “Two Lives,” Nikolai — Book III, Chapter VII


The closer you are to God within yourself,
the more brightly and clearly you will see God in the person you meet.
* Concordia Antarova, “Two Lives,” I. — Book III, Chapter XVII


There is a great difference between being a person and being humane.
If you want to go fast, go alone!
But if you want to go far, go together!
*Steve Jobs

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<div class="bbWrapper"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><i>Transformations in human consciousness cannot move upward,</i></span><br /> <i><span style="font-family: 'verdana'">if the heart is silent and one does not see in another being the same God,</span></i><br /> <span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><i>whom one has recognized within oneself.</i><br /> <b><span style="font-size: 18px">*</span></b> Concordia Antarova, “Two Lives,” Nikolai — Book III, Chapter VII<br /> <br /> <br /> <i>The closer you are to God within yourself,<br /> the more brightly and clearly you will see God in the person you meet.</i><br /> <b><span style="font-size: 18px">*</span></b> Concordia Antarova, “Two Lives,” I. — Book III, Chapter XVII<br /> <br /> <br /> <i>There is a great difference between being a person and being humane.<br /> If you want to go fast, go alone!<br /> But if you want to go far, go together!</i><br /> <b><span style="font-size: 18px">*</span></b>Steve Jobs</span></div>

 

[009988]

My eternal companion and friend, overcome your final affliction. Abandon all religions and simply surrender to Me. I will free you from evil and show you the path to happiness. Fear nothing on the way; do not be sad or sorrowful.
Chapter 18, verse 66 — Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā As It Is
Translated by Sergey Veretennikov

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<div class="bbWrapper">My eternal companion and friend, overcome your final affliction. Abandon all religions and simply surrender to Me. I will free you from evil and show you the path to happiness. Fear nothing on the way; do not be sad or sorrowful.<br /> Chapter 18, verse 66 — Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā As It Is<br /> Translated by Sergey Veretennikov</div>

 

[1965]

“Thus, approximately, the Creator might say to a human being: ‘I have endowed you with a tendency toward goodness; it is your task to develop it. And thus your own happiness and unhappiness depend on you yourself.’ Immanuel Kant

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<div class="bbWrapper">“Thus, approximately, the Creator might say to a human being: ‘I have endowed you with a tendency toward goodness; it is your task to develop it. And thus your own happiness and unhappiness depend on you yourself.’ Immanuel Kant</div>