"Being asked, "Where are you REALLY from?" It makes one feel OTHERED."

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Source : "BYT Interviews: Celeste Ng". Interview with Svetlana Legetic, brightestyoungthings.com. February 22, 2016.

Celeste Ng

“Even when I cannot see him, I can hear the beautiful gallop of God's heartbeat for humanity.”
“My summer tip is to taste the freedom given by the long days - and by the holidays!”
“We made more money feeding molasses, urea, and corn cobs to cattle than we ever did feeding dent corn.”
“The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.”

Source : Timothy Keller (2013). “The Obedient Master”, p.14, Penguin
“...Suddenly normal wasn't good enough.”

Source : Steven Kotler (2008). “West of Jesus: Surfing, Science, and the Origins of Belief”, p.183, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
“I'm a woman trying to balance family, work and friends like so many others out there.”
“Our misconception is in imagining that our suffering or how intensely or how long we grieve is a measure of how much we loved. In truth, none of us would want another's grief as a testimonial of their love for us. More likely we would want our loved ones to live healthy, fulfilled lives without us.”
“It is difficult to administer properly what belongs to all in common.”

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