"Harcourt sent my book to Evelyn Waugh and his comment was: â€œIf this is really the unaided work of a young lady, it is a remarkable product.â€ My mother was vastly insulted. She put the emphasis on if and lady. Does he suppose youâ€™re not a lady? she says."

-- Flannery O'Connor

#Mother Quotes #Book Quotes #Ifs And Quotes

“That is relinquishing control in a culture that prioritizes control and doing what you need to do in order to advance yourself.”
“I could have grabbed his shirt collar. I could have pulled him close to me, so close he could feel my breath on his skin, and I could have said to him, "This is just a crisis. A flash! A single match struck against the implacable darkness of time! You are the one who taught me to never give up. You taught me that new possibilities emerge for those who are prepared, for those who are ready. You have to believe!”
“Eschew the monumental. Shun the Epic. All the guys who can paint great big pictures can paint great small ones.”
“In reality, every reality is a veil over reality.”
“We know intellectually that money can't buy happiness yet we spend and go into debt as if it does.”
“God is the same, even though He has a thousand names; it is up to us to select a name for Him.”
“Give up yourself, and you will find your real self. Lose your life and you will save it.”
“If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires.”

Source : "Invest in Life Experiences" by Sean Kim, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 11, 2014.

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