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“There is no impossibility to him who stands prepared to conquer every hazard. The fearful are the failing.”
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“Were it not for love, Poor life would be a ship not worth launching.”
Source : Edwin Arlington Robinson, James P. Carley (1990). “Edwin Arlington Robinson”, p.353, Boydell & Brewer
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“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some people stay for awhile, and move our souls to dance. They awaken us to a new understanding, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.”
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“The more you lose the right to be jealous, the more so you become!”
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“In short I will part with anything for you but you.”
Source : Mary Wortley Montagu (2015). “Letters”, p.97, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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“I'm not much interested in extrapolating science and technology; I merely use extrapolation as a means of putting people into new quandaries which produce colorful pressures and conflicts.”
Source : Alfred Bester (1976). “Star light, star bright”
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“We should seek not so much to pray but to become prayer.”
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“Talk to strangers when the family fails and friends lead you astray when Buddha laughs and Jesus weeps and it turns out God is gay. 'Cause angels and messiahs love can come in many forms: in the hallways of your projects, or the fat girl in your dorm, and when you finally take the time to see what they’re about perhaps you find them lonely or their wisdom trips you out.”
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“I've killed hundreds of teenagers. Hundreds. And I didn't know why. Why did I enjoy doing it so much? Why? And then I realized - I had a teenager at home!”
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“Live every day to fulfill your personal mission. God has a reason for whatever season you are living through right now. A season of loss or blessing? A season of activity or hibernation? A season of growth or incubation? You may think you're on a detour, but God knows the best way for you to reach your destination.”
Source : Barbara Johnson (2000). “Boomerang Joy: Joy That Goes Around, Comes Around”, p.54, Zondervan
