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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Ecclesiastes calls you the All-powerful; the Maccabees call you the Creator; the Epistle to the Ephesians calls you liberty; Baruch calls you Immensity; the Psalms call you Wisdom and Truth; John...

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?

You are a donkey. What God gave you in eyes took it to you.

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

A person's authentic nature is a series of shifting, variegated planes that establish themselves as he relates to different people; it is created by and appears within the framework of his...

But at least he can still see the lights below us. Although maybe for him it doesn't matter.

Because sometimes in this life we're given things that we don't deserve – that we haven't done anything to merit, so to speak. We don't have to give those up if they come our way. And remember this:...

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 love playing Blair Cramer, and I'm thrilled to see what more they have in store for her. After playing this role for so many years, I still feel like there is so much about her that is still untold.

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

I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I think I had the wisdom as a child to know that it would help me later on.

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.

No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.

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...