"Sometimes the essay is where we end up when everything that we know must change."

-- John D'Agata

#Sometimes Quotes #Ends Quotes #Essays Quotes

“Having my son, I mean, I feel already that it makes me a better actress. Just the feeling and the love that expands in my being is more than I ever thought possible.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Have you ever experienced a pain so sharp in your heart that it's all you can do to take a breath? It's a pain you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy; you wouldn't want to pass it on to anyone else for fear he or she might not be able to bear it. It's the pain of being betrayed by a person with whom you've fallen in love. It's not as serious as death, but it feels a whole lot like it, and as I've come to learn, pain is pain any way you slice it.”

Source : Chelsea Handler (2014). “My Horizontal Life”, p.29, Random House
“There is no way to overstate the magnitude of the collective spiritual transformation that will occur when we shift from food of violent oppression to food of gentleness and compassion.”

Source : Will Tuttle (2007). “The World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony”, p.380, Lantern Books
“Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.”

Source : Hans Kung (1998). “A Global Ethic for Global Politics and Economics”, p.143, Oxford University Press
“Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing.”
“Girls think that being glamorous means making mistakes and being irresponsible. And that's just not true. The smarter you are, the better prepared you are to make decisions in your life, the more likely you are to lead a satisfying life and be glamorous and fun and anything you want to be.”
“Attack! Always Attack!”
“I've had women come up to me and say I was the reason they went to law school.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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