"I don't believe in tame poetry. . . . Poetry busts guts."

-- Frank Stanford

#Believe Quotes #Guts Quotes #Don't Believe Quotes

“Look," I said, "We knew Jason and Becky would be back, the break would end. This isn't a surprise, it's what's supposed to happen. It's what we wanted. Right?" "Is it?" he asked. "Is it what you want?" Whether he intended it to be or not, this was the final question, the last Truth. If I said what I really thought, I was opening myself up for a hurt bigger than I could even imagine. I didn't have it in me. We changed and altered so many rules, but it was this one, the only one when we'd started, that I would break. "Yes," I said.”
“My horse needs to be quiet enough not to draw my attention. You want your horse always aware of you. Be aware of your horse! Fidgeting? Direct that! Think of it as a gift. Do something with that energy; redirect it or it will be a negative. Don't let your horse check-out. A horse wants peace. Trade movement for peace.”
“A seed is like a little girl: it can look small and worthless, but if you treat it well then it will grow beautiful.”

Source : Somaly Mam (2008). “The Road of Lost Innocence: As a girl she was sold into sexual slavery, but now she rescues others. The story of a Cambodian heroine.”, p.147, Spiegel & Grau
“The secret of a great success for which you are at a loss to account is a crime that has never been found out, because it was properly executed.”
“How often we forget to dedicate ourselves to that which truly matters! We forget that we are children of God.”
“You will certainly not be able to take the lead in all things yourself, for to one man a god has given deeds of war, and to another the dance, to another lyre and song, and in another wide-sounding Zeus puts a good mind.”
“Funny how we take it for granted that we know all there is to know about another person, just because we see them frequently or because of some strong emotional tie.”

Source : Robert Bloch (2010). “Psycho: A Novel”, p.48, The Overlook Press
“Bill Rehnquist makes Barry Goldwater look like a liberal.”

Source : John W. Dean (2002). “The Rehnquist Choice: The Untold Story of the Nixon Appointment That Redefined the Supreme Court”, p.129, Simon and Schuster

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