"I think we all recognize that one of the problems in American culture is that increasingly, there's no middle ground. That either you're a celebrity writer or a celebrity poet, or else you're nothing."

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Frederic Tuten

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“As the days went on, I didn't mind the games. In fact, I looked forward to them. That was the easiest part of all. I couldn't wait to get to the ballpark I'd be the first one there and I was willing to do anything. I think that's why the veterans liked me.”
“Gratitude is usually generated in one of two ways. One, by feeling a genuine appreciation for the life that you were given and, two, by making a conscious decision to practice looking at what's right in your life rather than focusing on what's missing.”
“Oh, that was a good time, when I was unhappy.”
“Humans are a great survivor species but our survival will be pretty grim if all of the plants and animals we depend on die out. That's why any human survival strategy has to include a plan to maintain our environment roughly in the state that it's in now.”
“The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it.”
“I've owned mopeds in the past.”

Source : "Brett Dalton: The New TV Star We're Lusting After". Interview with Jennifer Heyde, www.marieclaire.com. October 29, 2013.
“The Word says, â€˜Love not the world, neither the things that are in the worldâ€™ (1 John 2:15). Jesus warned, â€˜Beware of covetousness: for a manâ€™s life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possessesâ€™ (Luke 12:15).Â Thingsâ€”our possessionsâ€”can tie us down to this world. While heaven and hell prepare for war, we go shopping. Eternal values are at stake! The end of all we know is nearâ€”and we are busy playing with our toys!”
“A light was on in the kitchen. His mother sat at the kitchen table, as still as a statue. Her hands were clasped together, and she stared fixatedly at a small stain on the tablecloth. Gregor remembered seeing her that way so many nights after his dad had disappeared. He didn't know what to say. He didn't want to scare her or shock her or ever give her any more pain. So, he stepped into the light of the kitchen and said the one thing he knew she wanted to hear most in the world. "Hey, Mom. We're home.”

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