"Laughter is a powerful weapon for it carries the light. To laugh is to defy the darkness."

--

Source : Isobelle Carmody (1996). “The Gathering”, Puffin

Isobelle Carmody

#Laughter Quotes #Powerful Quotes #Light Quotes

“Choose love and don't ever let fear turn you away from your playful heart”
“Miracles are happening every day. I do think that's true. If you can take the time to look. It took me a while to learn that, though some children know it instinctively and they do have wonder when they are kids. But the trouble is, as we grow older, we lose it.”
“All I ever want to do is what I am: a singer.”
“I don't spend on expensive brands. I don't need foreign holidays.”
“Tactics and strategies ought to be based on what the real world is, and we do not have the political power to do this. We're not about to shut the government down over the fact that we cannot, only controlling one house of Congress, tell the president that we're not going to fund any portion of [Obamacare]. Because we can't do that.”
“I like the marathon because it's one race where you can find out who's really the toughest. On the track, sometimes a guy can just pull away, and you want to stay with him but you don't have the leg speed. The marathon is slow enough that anyone can stay with you if he wants, if he has the will. The marathon is ultimately a test of will.”
“People who think they can just do a non-stop flight to mystical, non-dual thinking, to get it out without going through the process, are usually not right. That's airy-fairy thinking. They have to wait until they are hurt themselves, or they are cheated, or lied to or betrayed, and they will see that their non-dual thinking is not tested, or truly a gift of the spirit. It's simply fuzzy thinking.”
“The deeper message that is resonating with people is that it is possible to build. It is possible to invest in people; it is possible to invest in green infrastructure; it's possible to change.”

You may also like:

Garth Nix
Writer
John Marsden
Writer
Juliet Marillier
Writer
Kate Forsyth
Author
Margo Lanagan
Writer
Melina Marchetta
Writer
Morris Gleitzman
Author
Shaun Tan
Illustrator
Sonya Hartnett
Author