"As a poet and writer, I deeply love and I deeply hate words."

#Hate Quotes #Poet Quotes

“But if you can plant yourself in stillness long enough, you will, in time, experience the truth that everything (both uncomfortable and lovely) does eventually pass.”

Source : Elizabeth Gilbert (2009). “Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything”, p.181, Bloomsbury Publishing
“It is such an uncomfortable feeling to know one is a fool.”
“When you feel as though you can't do something, the simple antidote is action: Begin doing it. Start the process, even if it's just a simple step, and don't stop at the beginning.”
“I want to be remembered as somebody that tried to respect her integrity as an artist and as a person. And I don't want to be in any box. I don't want to be one thing.”
“As we embrace the American dream and the freedoms it represents, we must also ensure that those who wish to enjoy those freedoms become a part of our society and learn to speak our language.”
“Philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes.”
“Fully stripped down, an onion is a pile of scattered layers; it has no center.”
“The ability to choose cannot be taken away or even given away-it can only be forgotten.”

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