"That's the whole spiritual life. It's learning how to die. And as you learn how to die, you start losing all your illusions, and you start being capable now of true intimacy and love."

-- Eugene H. Peterson

#Spiritual Quotes #And Love Quotes #Losing Quotes

“Being a mother has made my life complete.”
“If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments.”
“I am not really sure how I got interested in medicine.”
“Another thing rappers, I admire your rebellious spirit, but materialism is a form of mental slavery. Slow down on the jewelry, pick up a book.”
“I'm not a practicing Catholic now. I didn't like what the church was doing with what Jesus had said, in a way. But I wouldn't say I'm not religious.”
“I don't think I should have been married... to anybody.”
“My heart stopped. It just stopped beating. And for the first time in my life, I had that feeling. You know, like the world is moving all around you, all beneath you, all inside you, and you're floating. Floating in midair. And the only thing keeping you from drifting away is the other person's eyes. They're connected to yours by some invisible physical force, and they hold you fast while the rest of the world swirls and twirls and falls completely away.”

Source : Wendelin Van Draanen (2008). “Flipped”, p.14, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“I think kissing is what separates us from the animals and makes us divine.”

Source : Robert Goolrick (2008). “The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life”, p.109, Algonquin Books

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