"If Plutarch is the essayist I want to believe he is, he would want us all to sit in his chair."

-- John D'Agata

#Believe Quotes #Want Quotes #Chairs Quotes

“Surrender is faith that the power of Love can accomplish anything even when you cannot forsee the outcome.”

Source : Deepak Chopra (2008). “Path To Love: Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Love You Need”, p.156, Random House
“There were times when I blundered and got the dreaded look from the lads. But that was a good sign. It showed I'd attempted something I'd not tried before.”
“The trouble with many men is that they have got just enough religion to make them miserable. If there is not joy in religion, you have got a leak in your religion.”
“Going out into the country after living in the city is a loss of control.”
“We all live in a tragicomic situation, a life that is in part absurd simply because it is not of our own making. We are born into a disordered world, into a family we did not choose, into circumstances we would have had somewhat improved, and we are even called by a name we did not select. (40)”

Source : SHELDON B KOPP (1972). “IF YOU MEET THE BUDDHA ON THE ROAD KILL HIM THE PILGRIMAGE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENTS”
“She said it out loud, the words distributed into a room that was full of cold air and books. Books everywhere! Each wall was armed with overcrowded yet immaculate shelving. It was barely possible to see paintwork. There were all different styles and sizes of lettering on the spines of the black, the red, the gray, the every-colored books. It was one of the most beautiful things Liesel Meminger had ever seen. With wonder, she smiled. That such a room existed!”
“Pride is never so loud as when in chains.”
“A lack of endurance is one of the greatest causes of defeat, especially in prayer.”

Source : Dutch Sheets (2016). “Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth”, p.14, Baker Books

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