"What is the purpose of writing? For me personally, it is really to explain the mystery of life, and the mystery of life includes, of course, the personal, the political, the forces that make us what we are while there's another force from inside battling to make us something else."

-- Nadine Gordimer

#Writing Quotes #Political Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“My mom has this great skiing event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, every year for a local charity.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I am a pretty good actor. Most of my friendships are based on the fact that I pretend to be outgoing and funny in social situations, but when I get home, I tend to isolate myself because I am actually somewhat bipolar and introverted.”
“Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that ***** mountain”
“I realized that I really enjoy writing comedy, and how important comedy is when you feel like total crap.”
“I've always known that life is better when you share it. I now realize it gets even sweeter when you expand the circle.”
“I think we should all earn our place in the world. [...] We owe the world something. We owe the world everything.”
“What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immovable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of mastery through adaptation.”

Source : Mu Soeng, Jaimal Yogis (2010). “Saltwater Buddha: A Surfers Quest to Find Zen on the Sea (Large Print 16pt)”, p.72, ReadHowYouWant.com
“Listen, a lot of religions have fundamentalists.”

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