"I've spent my life supporting myself."

-- Ann Beattie

“The world is terribly apt to take people at their own valuation.”
“There is never a sickness Jesus cannot heal and never a disease Jesus cannot cure. To God's power, nothing is impossible!”
“To love ourselves is to act respectfully toward ourselves, to enjoy our own company when in solitude, to honor our limits and speak our truths.”

Source : Anodea Judith (2011). “Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self”, p.231, Celestial Arts
“Geek cred points for trying to stump me, but sorry, you'll have to do better than that. Would you like to try anime for a hundred?" When she looked blank, he sighed. "What took it down, anime, or the Jeopardy reference?”
“You picked the seats you did for a reason, right? Familiarity. Too bad the best sleuths avoid familiarity. It dulls the investigative instinct.”
“Well, I really don't want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I'm really passionate about painting.”
“Science is the description of phenomena and the formulation of their relations.”

Source : Boris Sidis (1914). “The Foundations of Normal and Abnormal Psychology”
“Wyndham's is a beautiful old theatre. The sensation on the stage isn't as different as you might think from the Royal Court.”

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