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Life ... is only heavy and none else; there is only the one trip, all heavy. Heavy that leads to the grave. For everyone and everything.

...The question is, why do you think you can't be a writer?

Although I am a person who expected to be rooted in one spot forever, as it has turned out I love having the memories of living in many places.

You're afraid of the pain, you're afraid of the grief. You're afraid of the vulnerability that loving entails.

Every great work of art, I would declare pompously, is a celebration, an act of insubordination against the betrayals, horrors and infidelities of life.

One afternoon, I am complaining about the confusion of my age, what is expected of me versus what I want for myself.

But heaven can be found in the most unlikely corners. And heaven itself has many steps.

We speak of facts, yet facts exist only partially to us if they are not repeated and re-created through emotions, thoughts and feelings. To me it seemed as if we had not really existed, or only half...

Other people's sorrows and joys have a way of reminding us of our own; we partly empathize with them because we ask ourselves: What about me? What does that say about my life, my pains, my anguish?

Give me a bias and I will move the world.

The Germans will be beaten in a few months. And Japan will be beaten a few months after that. If I were to give up my life now, it wouldn't be for my country. It would be for Cathcart and Korn. So I'm...

Pride of one's work is not improper, unladylike, or vain. We can all take a lesson from the sea turtle. She does not travel thousands of miles or risk all for her ego. She has an instinct for...

Something you always look for, but never know when it's going to happen

Traditional Botswana men like ladies who are more traditionally shaped. You and I, Mma. We remind men of how things used to be in Botswana before these modern-shaped ladies started to get men all...

I felt as if time were suddenly precious, water going down an open drain, and I could not move quickly enough.

I begin to call Morrie Coach, the way I used to address my high school track coach. Morrie likes the nickname. Coach, he says. All right, I'll be your coach. And you can be my player. You can play all...

I don't want to leave the world in a state of fright. I want to know what's happening, accept it, get to a peaceful place, and let go

I have to have a daily, vibrant relationship with Jesus in order to survive that process toward healing.

I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.

None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone's help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you.

Give full attention to life's moments and the images you capture will be everlasting.

The purpose of a purpose is to fulfill a purpose

When you love your work then it isn't work, it's your love affair.

When you look in the mirror, do you look at yourself or for yourself?

A common mistake we make is that we look for God in places where we ourselves wish to find him, yet even in the physical reality this is a complete failure. For example, if you lost your car keys, you...

You are a lover. Borrow Cupid's wings and soar with them above a common bound.

You weren't able to talk sense into him? Well, we kind of tried to kill each other in a duel to the death. I see. You tried the diplomatic approach.

Most people I’ve spoken to have no idea that they are capable of controlling every single thought that comes into their minds: every second, every minute, and every day. They are convinced that...

So, on the whole, I'd have to say that no, people don't change, but they CAN learn to behave differently. I want to believe otherwise. If you have an argument that says I'm wrong, I'd be glad to hear...

Fear is the paralyzing emotion that inhibits or restricts normal feelings of love, confidence, and well-being.

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers. There are probably words addressed to our condition exactly, which, if we could really hear and understand, would be more salutary than the...

In short, the gabbellotto was a mafioso who for a certain sum of money protected the real estate of the rich from all claims made on it by the poor, legal or illegal. When any poor peasant tried to...

If you chase several hares at once, you won't undertake any one of them.