"Only when the mind is free has the body a chance to be free. Yes, they must believe, they must believe. Because I know what it means to be a slave. I am a slave."

-- Ernest Gaines

#Believe Quotes #Mean Quotes #Mind Quotes

“Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.”
“Nothing's more attractive than a heavy praying woman,”
“The conscientious objector is a revoultionary. On deciding to disobey the law he sacrifices his personal interests to the most important cause of working for the betterment of society.”
“There are abundantly more English professors in the world than there are authors.”
“In one generation of silent neglect, we have allowed the revisionists of our history to rewrite our past and deny that we have a Christian heritage.”
“Before becoming a mom, I never knew how good I had it to just spend time at a spa for a few hours. Now, those days are far and between. So when I have an hour, it's all about the mani and pedi.”
“It caused more problems as a young kid, because the simple process of perceiving words on a piece of paper was hard for me. Many people think dyslexic people see things backwards. They don't see things backwards.”
“You need to have a life. Have fun. Then ruin it by having a serious relationship”

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