"Some acts of faith, I believe, have the power to grant us something infinitely wiser than we imagine"

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Source : Ursula Hegi (2011). “Ursula Hegi The Burgdorf Cycle Boxed Set: Floating in My Mother's Palm, Stones from the River, The Vision of Emma Blau. Children and Fire”, p.51, Simon and Schuster

Ursula Hegi

#Believe Quotes #Imagine Quotes #Grants Quotes

“Let the child see Mama and Daddy both at least once a day. Never quarrel or argue in front of a baby or a child-it destroys security.”
“As an author, you can't expect a movie to be an illustration of the book. If that's what you hope for, you shouldn't sell the rights.”
“I'm a huge sucker for comfort.”
“Maybe Iâ€™ll come back as somebody else. Iâ€™ll be the wild-haired girl Adam meets in his first week at university. â€˜Hi, are you on the horticultural course as well?”
“I am human. Like all humans, I do not remember my birth. By the time we wake up to ourselves, we are little children, and our advent is something that happened an eternity ago, at the beginning of time. We live like latecomers to the theater; we must catch up as best we can, divining the begging from the shape of later events. - Vida Winter”

Source : Diane Setterfield (2007). “The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel”, p.357, Simon and Schuster
“It sounds kind of crazy, but in times of turmoil in the market, I've felt a sort of serenity in knowing that I've checked and re-checked my work, one plus one still equals two regardless of where a stock trades right after I buy it.”
“God builds his temple in the heart on the ruins of churches and religions.”
“Under the summer roses When the flagrant crimson Lurks in the dusk Of the wild red leaves, Love, with little hands, Comes and touches you With a thousand memories, And asks you Beautiful, unanswerable questions.”

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