Patricia Monaghan quotes
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“It is so easy to close down to risk, to protect ourselves against change and growth. But no baby bird emerges without first destroying the perfect egg sheltering it. We must risk being raw and fresh and awkward. For without such openness, life will not penetrate us anew. Unless we are open, we will not be filled.”
-- Patricia MonaghanSource : Patricia Monaghan (1999). “The Goddess Companion: Daily Meditations on the Feminine Spirit”, p.109, Llewellyn Worldwide
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“The gift of creating new life needs to be, once again, welcomed and honoured as one of the most mysterious of human powers. And women need to be confirmed in their decisions to use this power however and whenever they see fit.”
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“Nothing grows well without space and air.”
-- Patricia MonaghanSource : Patricia Monaghan (1999). “The Office Oracle: Wisdom at Work”, Llewellyn Worldwide Limited
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“I did not have to believe. I only had to wonder.”
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“I'm a bit uncomfortable, truth be told, with being seen as an expert, because there is always so much more to learn. I see myself as a perpetual student of the goddess.”
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“The goddess has never been lost. It is just that some of us have forgotten how to find her.”
-- Patricia MonaghanSource : Patricia Monaghan (1999). “The Goddess Path: Myths, Invocations & Rituals”, p.4, Llewellyn Worldwide
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“The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.”
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“A day without an argument is like an egg without salt.”
Source : Angela Carter (1997). “Shaking a Leg: Journalism and Writings”, Vintage
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