"If I have something I want to say that is too difficult for adults to swallow, then I write it in a book for children. Children still haven't closed themselves off with fear of the unknown, fear of revolution, or the scramble for security. They are still familiar with the inborn vocabulary of myth"

-- Madeleine L'Engle

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“We are all living history, and itâ€™s hard to say now what will be important in the future. One thingâ€™s certain, though: if we throw it away, itâ€™s gone.”
“I'm addicted to a really tough workout. I like to be drenched in sweat when I'm done because I feel accomplished.”
“When we seek happiness through accumulation, either outside of ourselves-from other people, relationships, or material goods-or from our own self-development, we are missing the essential point. In either case we are trying to find completion. But according to Buddhism, such a strategy is doomed. Completion comes not from adding another piece to ourselves but from surrendering our ideas of perfection.”
“What good is a cow that neither gives milk nor conceives? Similarly, what is the value of the birth of a son if he becomes neither learned nor a pure devotee of the Lord?”
“When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.”
“I've known parabatai so close they were almost the same person; do you know what happens, when one of them dies, to the one that's left-”
“I always carry a notepad with me, even on vacation. If I'm on the computer when the story 'hits', I open a Word document and start typing until I get it all out. I've got tons of notes that I never throw out. You never know when a story will strike!”

Source : Source: romancing-the-book.com
“And I would like current or future politicians to make sure every avenue of diplomacy, and what you have, are exhausted before sending young men and women off to death and serious injury.”

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