"Books have a way of finding their way into our lives, usually, right when we need them the most."
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"I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else."
"Find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go."
"You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That's the only thing you should be trying to control."
"Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats."
"Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you."
"The question is not, -- how much does the youth know? when he has finished his education -- but how much does he care? and about how many orders of things does he care? In fact, how large is the room in which he finds his feet set? and, therefore, how full is the life he has before him?"
"I want to be with God all the time. But I don't want to be a monk, or totally give up worldly pleasures. I guess what i want to learn is how to live in this world and enjoy its delights, but also devote myself to God."
"When I was a child, adults would tell me not to make things up, warning me of what would happen if I did. As far as I can tell so far, it seems to involve lots of foreign travel and not having to get up too early in the morning."
"Education and wisdom will define your destination in life-- not wealth."
"NOT, I’ll not, carrion comfort, Despair, not feast on thee;Not untwist—slack they may be—these last strands of manIn me ór, most weary, cry I can no more. I can;Can something, hope, wish day come, not choose not to be."
"Psychotherapy [10w] If you can second guess a psychotherapist,they’re totally useless."
"She is free in her wildness, she is a wanderess, a drop of free water. She knows nothing of borders and cares nothing for rules or customs. 'Time' for her isn’t something to fight against. Her life flows clean, with passion, like fresh water."
"Standing there, staring at the long shelves crammed with books, I felt myself relax and was suddenly at peace."
"Consider non your superior, whatever their rank or station in life. Treat all fairly or they will seek revenge. Be careful with your money. Hold fast to your belief and others will listen."he continued at a slower pace, "of the affairs of love ... my only advice is to be honest. thats your most powerfull too to unlock a heart or gain forgiveness. that is all i have to say"Garrow to Roran p 64"
"In a series of events, all of which had been a bit thick, this, in his opinion, achieved the maximum of thickness."
"There comes a time in your life when you have to choose to turn the page, write another book or simply close it."
"An enlightened life can be so powerful that it can illuminate the whole world."
"Jack didn’t fully get Jesus. Audrey tried to explain it, and he could repeat it back to her, word for word, but he still didn’t comprehend most of it. The best he could gather was that Jesus lived long ago, told people to be nice, and they killed him for it. At the end, he asked who was Jesus’ necromancer and if he was in the Bible, then Kaldar couldn’t stop laughing and had to sit down."
"Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."
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