"Worry is when you choose from millions of possible thoughts, only the few which deal with a potential misfortune or problem. Once you accept your worrying as the act of choosing specific thoughts, you can consciously make an effort to avoid those thoughts that cause you needless pain and choose more constructive, positive thoughts."

-- Zelig Pliskin

#Pain Quotes #Worry Quotes #Effort Quotes

“Let your heart travel lightly. Because what you bring with you becomes part of the landscape.”

Source : Anne Bishop (2012). “The Voice: An Ephemera Novella (A Penguin Special from Roc)”, p.48, Penguin
“She turned to face him. She reached over and touched his hand, hesitantly, gently, amazed that after all these years had somehow known exactly what she'd needed to hear. When their eyes locked, she once again realized how special he was. And just for a fleeting moment, a tiny wisp of time that hung in the air like fireflies in summer skies, she wondered if she was in love with him again.”
“I don't mind if smiles come at my expense, I'm a small price to pay.”
“Nature with her wonders blinds and binds one still. There is no escape. I love her utterly through all time and times. All over the world towns to me are prison; green fields are home.”
“Universe, vast universe, my heart is vaster.”
“Now is the dwelling place of God himself.”

Source : Thomas Raymond Kelly (1987). “The Eternal Promise: A Sequel to A Testament of Devotion”
“Sometimes I think I could have got some better results if I had a different mentality; if I could have pushed hard and attacked. But then I would have had a good chance of making a mistake.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries or oysters: they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all.”

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