"Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures."

-- Dalai Lama

#Pain Quotes #Animal Quotes #Men Quotes

“The piano by its black and white keys always attracted me, my father showed me how to use... and slowly I got into playing.”
“I suddenly realized I was racing around so much, I could never catch up with my life”
“What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting.”
“Mistakes are the only universal form of originality.”
“No matter what circumstances, it's hard to be a parent and maintain a sense of self and identity in the world.”
“I guess mercy is a muscle like any other. You got to exercise it, or it just cramp right up.”

Source : Esi Edugyan (2012). “Half-Blood Blues: A Novel”, p.230, Macmillan
“It's a wisdom that comes from seeing how things work. Things you want to happen always take a long time.' She pointed one little finger at the meech dragon and shook it in his face. 'You may read books and know bunches, but I have lived life longer than you.”

Source : Donita K. Paul (2008). “DragonQuest: A Novel”, p.282, WaterBrook
“The family believes that my grandfather, Mark Felt Sr., is a great American hero who went well above and beyond the call of duty at much risk to himself to save his country from a horrible injustice. We all sincerely hope the country will see him this way as well.”

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