"Only keep still, wait, and hear, and the world will open."

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Source : Richard Powers (2014). “Orfeo”, p.47, Atlantic Books Ltd

Richard Powers

#Waiting Quotes #World Quotes #Stills Quotes

“If the numbers we see in domestic violence were applied to terrorism or gang violence, the entire country would be up in arms, and it would be the lead story on the news every night.”
“We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts.... Self-government means self-reliance.”
“A good man will take care of his horses and dogs, not only while they are young, but also when they are old and past service.”
“I don't think the idea of homosexuality is really taboo any more. Our culture is evolving. This is an exciting time to be living.”
“The hardest period for a writer is the period in-between writing. That's when you can go crazy if you don't allow the creative juices to flow.”
“Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first. The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world of the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years... Underneath all the bulging bundles is this beating Christmas heart.”
“We are persuaded that good Christians will always be good citizens, and that where righteousness prevails among individuals the Nation will be great and happy. Thus while just government protects all in their religious rights, true religion affords to government it's surest support.”
“In my daughter's eyes, I am a hero, I am strong and wise, and I know no fear, but the truth is plain to see, she was sent to rescue me, I see who I want to be, in my daughter's eyes.”

Source : Song: In My Daughter's Eyes, Album: Martina, 2003

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