"Were it possible for us to wait for ourselves to come into the room, not many of us would find our hearts breaking into flower as we heard the door handle turn."

-- Rebecca West

#Flower Quotes #Heart Quotes #Doors Quotes

“From Natchez to Mobile, from Memphis to St. Joe, wherever the four winds blowI been in some big towns an' heard me some big talk, but there is one thing I knowA woman's a two-face, a worrisome thing who'll leave ya to sing the blues in the night.”
“I don't want to be thought of as somebody who's spiritually ambiguous, but the reality is there's unknown things happening. I'm not ready to point at what they are or what the reason is, but I know they exist.”
“You can walk with the Shintoist through his sacred groves, or chant an affirmation with the Hindu on the banks of the Ganges...and still be a student of Unity... As the Christ becomes greater to you in Unity, the Buddha also becomes greater, and the greater the Buddha becomes, the greater the Christ becomes.”

Source : "The Unity Way of Life". Book by James Marcus Bach, 1962.
“The brush is a more powerful and rapid tool than the point or the stump... the main thing that the brush secures is the instant grasp of the grand construction of a figure.”
“After walking off the field feeling nauseous knowing my wrist was broke and hearing Philly fans yelling 'You deserve it,' and, 'That's what you get,' I am motivated to get back quickly and see to it personally those people never walk down Broad Street in celebration again,”

Source : "MLB: 5 things we learned in week five" by David Lengel, www.theguardian.com. May 8, 2012.
“I find people interesting. People trying hard are interesting. People with a passion are interesting - whether its old cars or taxidermy or knitting.”
“Curiosity is the essence of human existence.”
“We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.”

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