"When fresh sorrows have caused us to take some steps in the right way, we may not complain. We have invested in a life annuity, but the income remains."

-- Sophie Swetchine

#Sorrow Quotes #May Quotes #Way Quotes

“I recall my fleeting instants in Savannah as the taste of a cup charged to the brim.”
“A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line.”

Source : Desi Arnaz (1994). “A Book”
“The mind needs stories as much as the body needs food. There are junk stories and more nourishing ones. The food we eat becomes our bodies, assimilated stories form our identities”

Source : David Loy (2010). “The World Is Made of Stories”, p.26, Simon and Schuster
“What is important, what isn't important, and how do you clean yourself from all of the unimportant things. And then you can be content, and feel good with life, which is metaphorically speaking, "walking on water."”

Source : "Exploring Masculinity and Modern Views of Israeli’s, Eytan Fox Discusses 'Walk on Water'". IndieWire Interview, www.indiewire.com. March 3, 2005.
“I will be a role model for cancer patients for the rest of my life. But you know what? When I was getting chemo, those people inspired me.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I only want the truth to be known, for everyone to take responsibility for their actions.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“I am not the richest, smartest or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going.”
“The human animal began as a mere wriggling thing in the ancient seas, struggling out onto land with many regrets. That is what brings us so full of longing to the sea.”

Source : Sebastian Barry (2008). “The Secret Scripture”, p.115, Faber & Faber

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