Grace King quotes

“The past is our only real possession in life. It is the one piece of property of which time cannot deprive us; it is our own in a way that nothing else in life is. In a word, we are our past; we do not cling to it, it clings to us.”
-- Grace King

Source : Grace King (1973). “Grace King of New Orleans: A Selection of Her Writings”, p.35, LSU Press

#Real Quotes #Past Quotes #Pieces Quotes

“Every life holds that which only a miracle can cure.”
-- Grace King

Source : Grace King, E. Catherine Falvey (1994). “Balcony Stories”, p.21, Rowman & Littlefield

#Miracle Quotes #Wonder Quotes #Cures Quotes

“We wander through old streets, and pause before the age stricken houses; and, strange to say, the magic past lights them up.”
-- Grace King

#Past Quotes #New Orleans Quotes #Light Quotes

“The history of one is the history of all.”
-- Grace King

Source : Grace King, E. Catherine Falvey (1994). “Balcony Stories”, p.11, Rowman & Littlefield

#History Quotes

“Every heart has a miracle to pray for. Every life holds that which only a miracle can cure. To prove that there have never been, that there can never be, miracles does not alter the matter. So long as there is something hoped for, - that does not come in the legitimate channel of possible events, - just so long will the miracle be prayed for.”
-- Grace King

Source : Grace King, E. Catherine Falvey (1994). “Balcony Stories”, p.21, Rowman & Littlefield

#Hope Quotes #Heart Quotes #Long Quotes

“Patience! Patience! Patience is the invention of dullards and sluggards. In a well-regulated world there should be no need of such a thing as patience.”
-- Grace King

Source : Grace King, E. Catherine Falvey (1994). “Balcony Stories”, p.4, Rowman & Littlefield

#Patience Quotes #Needs Quotes #World Quotes

“the heart and the almanac never agree about time ...”
-- Grace King

Source : Grace King, E. Catherine Falvey (1994). “Balcony Stories”, p.12, Rowman & Littlefield

#Time Quotes #Heart Quotes #Agree Quotes

“The whole bible is the working out of the relationship between God and man. God is not a dictator barking out orders and demanding silent obedience. Were it so, there would be no relationship at all. No real relationship goes just one way. There are always two active parties. We must have reverence and awe for God, and honor for the chain of tradition. But that doesn't mean we can't use new information to help us read the holy texts in new ways.”

“Any city may have one period of magnificence, like Boston or New Orleans or San Francisco, but it takes a real one to keep renewing itself until the past is perennially forgotten.”

“Often we want people to pray for us and help us, but we always defeat our object when we look too much to them and lean upon them. The true secret of union is for both to look upon God, and in the act of looking past themselves to Him they are unconsciously united.”

“I didn't think about anything past tomorrow because anything past tomorrow was just like cloud busting - it depended soley on the person looking at the clouds and it could rain any minute”

“Through all the relationship stuff I've gone through in the past few years, I know there are fundamental differences in how men and women view sex and how they view their futures.”

“Always watch where you are going. Otherwise, you may step on a piece of the Forest that was left out by mistake.”

“I'm always writing lyrics. I have so many lyrics on so many stray pieces of paper. Everywhere.”

“A script is not a piece of literature it's a process.”

“Lingerie is one of the most important pieces of your wardrobe. You can have a wardrobe malfunction if you dont choose the right thing to wear underneath!”

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“I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans. It never happened to me and I never saw it happen to anyone else”