"A wish is a dish that's a lot like a fish: Once it's been eaten it's harder to throw back. - Mr. Rakshasas"

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Source : P.B. Kerr (2010). “Children of the Lamp #6: The Five Fakirs of Faizabad”, p.8, Scholastic Inc.

P.B. Kerr

#Wish Quotes #Dishes Quotes #Harder Quotes

“I cant see any great evidence that humans have any ability to access anything other than the material world. Beyond that, who knows, but theres no good evidence that would take me to any particular belief.”
“Take life slowly and deliberately, making sure to acknowledge the people who have helped you succeed along the way.”
“Nothing else is necessary but these - love, sincerity, and patience.”
“I subscribe to William Faulkner's' view that history is not just about what we were before but who we are now.”
“Having lasted for 4,000 years, the use of nature's materials to express ideas about nature may be expected to continue. The best garden designs are produced with an awareness of the art, science, history, geography, philosophy, social habits and construction techniques of their period.”
“It is not socialist, as some of our critics contend. It isn't purely capitalist, either. It is a new way. A third way. A more humane, trusting, productive, exhilarating, and, in every sense, rewarding way.”
“If it all happens naturalistically, what's the need for a God?Â Can't I set my own rules?Â Who owns me?Â I own myself.”
“There's no such thing as a 'stressful' situation.”

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