"Sometimes reality is better than dreams"

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Source : Kay Hooper (1990). “What Dreams May Come”, Doubleday Books

Kay Hooper

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“I understood that there would be some backlash, and that scared me, honestly. But deep down, I felt like it was the right thing to do. And if I was to run away from what I felt in my soul was the right thing to do, that would make me a coward. I canâ€™t live with that. God wouldnâ€™t be able to put me where I am today, and as far as Iâ€™ve come in life, if I was a coward.”

Source : "Andrew Hawkins delivered an excellent speech regarding his call for justice". Andrew Hawkins' speech on his decision to wear a "Justice for Tamir Rice and John Crawford" T-shirt during warm-ups and introductions before the game against the Bengals, waitingfornextyear.com. December 15, 2014.
“Generalised anger and frustration is something that gets you in the studio, and gets you to work - though it's not necessarily evident in anything that's finished.”
“In the end, everything is simple.”
“A real man is one who remembers the lady's birthday, but never knows how old she is. A man who never remembers her birthday, but knows exactly how old she is, - is her husband.”
“Our society’s failure to recognize and care for the social and emotional well-being of our boys contributes to a nation of young men who navigate adversity and conflict with an incomplete emotional skill set. Whether boys and later men have chosen to resist or conform to this masculine norm, there is loneliness, anxiety, and pain.”
“Give your child a spanking once a day. If you don't know why, he does.”

Source : Sam Levenson (2016). “You Don't Have to Be in Who's Who to Know What's What: The Choice Wit and Wisdom of Sam Levenson”, p.31, Open Road Media
“Patience is a virtue, but there comes a moment when you must stop being patient and take the day by the throat and shake it. If it fights back; fine. I'd rather end up bloody at the end of the day, then unhurt with no progress made, no knowledge gained. I'd rather have a no, then nothing. I'd forgotten that about myself.”

Source : FaceBook post by Laurell K Hamilton from Jul 27, 2011
“I was a lot younger - when I wrote Water Lilies. I was like 26. It felt so natural to write about adolescence.”

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