"Above all we must not wish to cling to our suffering. Suffering surely deepens us and enhances our person, but we must not desire to become a deeper self than God wills. To suffer no longer can be a beautiful, perhaps the ultimate sacrifice."

-- Hans Urs von Balthasar

#Beautiful Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes #Self Quotes

“Songs, stories are beyond value; they are the memory and wisdom of a people, the particular individual rivers of the sea of life which constitutes us all.”

Source : Rudy Wiebe (2003). “Playing Dead: A Contemplation Concerning the Arctic”, Newest Press
“You can find tea in a tea cup.. but cannot find world in a world cup.”
“Don't start an argument with somebody who has a microphone when you don't. They'll make you look like chopped liver.”
“I made you take time to look at what I saw and when you took time to really notice my flower, you hung all your associations with flowers on my flower and you write about my flower as if I think and see what you think and seeâ€”and I don't.”
“What makes big ***** and perkiness so attractive to boys? I mean, really. Two round, mounds of fat and a fake smile. Yeah, winning attributes.”
“I think people are dreaming big because they have the tools to dream big. I hope that people are dreaming big because it makes them feel good about their lives.”
“Donâ€™t believe in the fate society chose for you. Instead, carve out a new fate for yourself.”
“As an artist you need to move on, you need to try new things.”

Source : Interview with Munem Wasif, www.chobimela.org. November 24, 2014.

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