"But one must go where one's road leads, even when it's a distressing road."

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Source : Piers Anthony (2002). “Crewel Lye”, p.34, Del Rey

Piers Anthony

“At times, my parents said, "Let's get the child married," and I said a big no. Impossible. How could I be with a woman? I told them, "If you try to get me married, I'll get myself castrated and commit suicide." It was the best weapon. They were shocked, and they knew that if I decided, I would do it. I was selfish. I just wanted to live my life.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Nothing is more pathetic than having a small character in a big assignment. Many of us don't want to give attention to our character, we just want the big assignment from God.”

Source : Henry T. Blackaby, Richard Blackaby, Claude V. King (2008). “Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God”, p.146, B&H Publishing Group
“Opinions, from experts, cost money.”
“95% of everything you do is the result of habit.”
“Theatre is a game of hide-and-seek. For both the hiders and the seekers, the thrill is in the discovery. When the rules of the game are too vague or too complicated, however, the audience can lose its urge to play; the prize no longer seems quite worth the hunt.”
“When a customer enters my store, forget me. He is king.”
“And I say to my heart: rave on.”
“He came by a leap to the goal of purpose, not by the toilsome steps of reason. On the instant his headlong spirit declared his purpose: this was the one being for him in all the world: at this altar he would light a lamp of devotion, and keep it burning forever.”

Source : Gilbert Parker “The Complete Works of Gilbert Parker”, Library of Alexandria

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