"The essence of illness is the freezing of behavior into unalterable and insatiable patterns."

-- Lawrence S. Kubie

#Essence Quotes #Patterns Quotes #Illness Quotes

“No cat purrs unless someone is around to listen.”

Source : Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (2001). “The Tribe of Tiger”, p.20, Simon and Schuster
“It fortifies my soul to know That, though I perish, Truth is so: That, howsoe'er I stray and range, Whate'er I do, Thou dost not change. I steadier step when I recall That, if I slip Thou dost not fall.”

Source : Arthur Hugh Clough (1874). “Poems: With a Memoir”, p.53
“My voice was obviously God given and I have tried to give of myself honestly.”
“A true friend never asks you to feed their imaginary fish. Or fertilize their imaginary crops.”

Source : Teresa Medeiros (2010). “The Devil Wears Plaid”, p.415, Simon and Schuster
“Sorrows cannot all be explained away in a life truly lived, grief and loss accumulate like possessions.”
“I was as hollow and empty as the spaces between stars.”
“To live is to dream, and to dream pleasantly is to be wise.”
“You have to be willing to get back on that horse and try it again if the mood strikes. That was one of the great pieces of wisdom that I got early on in my career in terms of being blocked. If you get to a creative roadblock, you can sit there and rack your brain.”

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