"Once for all, then, a short precept is given thee: Love, and do what thou wilt: whether thou hold thy peace, through love hold thy peace; whether thou cry out, through love cry out; whether thou correct, through love correct; whether thou spare, through love do thou spare: let the root of love be within, of this root can nothing spring but what is good."
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"What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose."
"I didn't care who kissed you first as long as I kissed you last."-George from If We Kiss"
"Yes, I understand why things had to happen this way. I understand his reason for causing me pain. But mere understanding does not chase away the hurt. It does not call upon the sun when dark clouds have loomed over me. Let the rain come then if it must come! And let it wash away the dust that hurt my eyes!"
"Head up, heart open. To better days!"
"Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure."
"I like bawdy humor. I love bawdy humor, but not dirty humor."
"You can grow like a tall tree, when you enjoy the sun, wind, rain, storms and the stars in the dark nights."
"Quotes ain’t all that useful. Fact is, there’s more concise ways to express what you’re feelin’, like screams and moans."
"Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden."
"Life isn't all grand, but it isn't all miserable either. There's both sweet and sour in every day. So why focus on the ugly when you can gaze at what's beautiful? Concentrate on the good."
"I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment."
"Her love stays with me wherever I go. That’s because I have it on a leash, like a dog, and I take it for walks like I do with my pet wheelchair."
"Curiouser and curiouser!"
"True love perceives no impossibilities."
"All my best writing was written before 1982, and then a significant event happened to me: I was born."
"The essence of Christianity is told us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the tree of knowledge. The subtext is, 'All the suffering you have is because you wanted to find out what was going on. You could be in the Garden of Eden if you had just kept your fucking mouth shut and hadn't asked any questions."
"Success seems to be largely a matterof hanging on after others have let go."
"No Planning for Death [10w] People put more planning into a weekend vacation than death."
"The sunset sky fades from blue to orange over Gainesville, Florida, and what I lost is less than what I gained. I gained love, I lost love, and if could do it all again, I would."
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