"My relationship with Andrew JiYu Weiss has always been inspirational, his support and guidance always beneficial. My hope is that those who read this book will benefit as much as I have from meeting and knowing him."

-- Claude AnShin Thomas

#Book Quotes #Knowing Quotes #Support Quotes

“I think most people live in the past, because current information is discarded or not made available easily.”
“When someone who's been homeless and actually had to take meals on the handout or steal purses on the backs of park benches to be able to eat, not that that was right. My head was definitely not in the right place when I was out there using but when you share your greatest weaknesses and the most intimate parts of your story, I think it makes a real impact on people. I think what comes from the heart reaches the heart.”

Source : Source: nyc.brightestyoungthings.com
“The measure of a man's success must be according to his ability. The advancement he makes from the station in which he was born gives the degree of his success.”
“The assailant is often in the right; the assailed is always.”
“When I find myself having that much trouble with a song or a character or a story, I tend to move on.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“He was one of the most supremely stupid men I have ever met. He taught me a great deal.”
“Life offers more than one chance, Cathy, you know that.”

Source : Virginia C. Andrews (1980). “Petals on the wind”, Pocket
“I think I may have failed at a lot of things, but the one thing I can say, and that I'm proud of, is that I am a good parent.”

Source : "I was seen as either a junkie or a drunk". Interview with Emine Saner, www.theguardian.com. February 5, 2008.

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