"I wanted to write; I sought all possible paths of personal liberation, but I could never sacrifice a living instant of life for the sake of a line to be written, my balance for the sake of a manuscript, a storm within me for the sake of a poem. I loved life itself too much for this."

-- Nina Berberova

#Writing Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes #Storm Quotes

“In my teens, I worked as an aide in my community supervising and mentoring youth in various programs and delivering lunches to needy students.”
“There is nothing better or morenecessary than love.”
“It's kind of like a midlife crisis kind of thing. When you turn 40, you have to run the marathon, while all the parts still work properly.”
“The goal is not to simulate reality right now by going crazy. The goal is to prepare for reality by going slowly”
“Meditation and prayer are my secret weapons, and when I use them, I can move mountains.”
“When you're trying to look pretty, it's a lot easier to compare you to other people. I always felt intimidated in pilot season trying to audition for 'the girlfriend.' Whereas when it's like, 'you're auditioning for the part of this meth addict, trailer park whatever,' it's like, 'Great!'”
“Tournament chess is not relaxing. It's stressful, even if you win.”

Source : "The strongest native-born American woman". en.chessbase.com. August 3, 2003.
“The indescribable innocence of and beneficence of Nature,-of sun and wind and rain, of summer and winter,-such health, such cheer, they afford forever!”

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