"There's a little book I'm thinking of writing - "Swan Song" is what I shall call it. The song of the dying. And my book will be incense burnt at the deathbed of this society, damned with the damnation of its own impotence."

-- Maxim Gorky

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“Carlsen will be ridiculously difficult to play against. (on the 2013 World Championship match)”
“You must be ready in mind, body, and spirit before you can make a change. People cannot convince you to do it. You cannot force you to do it. Everything you think, say, and do until that happens is just preparation. So love yourself right now. Honor yourself. Keep talking to yourself. Keep thinking ready thoughts. In the meantime, try to remember you will not be ready until you are ready.”
“Bring into your mind anyone against whom you have a grievance and let it go. Send that person your forgiveness.”
“We cannot make another person change his or her steps to an old dance, but if we change our own steps, the dance no longer can continue in the same predictable pattern.”

Source : Harriet Lerner (2014). “The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships”, p.17, Harper Collins
“A lack of generosity refuses to acknowledge that your assets are not really yours, but God's.”
“Well, it's simple to love someone," she said. "But it's hard to know when you need to say it out loud.”

Source : Rebecca Stead (2010). “When You Reach Me/First Light”, p.165, Wendy Lamb Books
“Enthusiasm is more important than innate ability, it turns out, because the single more important element in developing an expertise is your willingness to practice.”
“Success is very ephemeral. You depend entirely on the desire of others, which makes it difficult to relax.”

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