"Families, generally, suck. And I say that as someone who, like my husband, had parents who proved the proverbial exception to the rule."

-- Julie Burchill

#Husband Quotes #Parent Quotes #Proverbial Quotes

“Each time you take a mindful step you are back in the arms of Mother Earth and are reminded of your true sweet home in the here and now.”
“What is it with you today?â€ says Christina on the way to breakfast. Her eyes are still swollen from sleep and her tangled hair forms a fuzzy halo around her face. â€œOh, you know,â€ I say. â€œSun shining. Birds chirping.â€ She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an underground tunnel.”
“I used to do drugs. I still do drugs. But I used to, too.”
“Civil liberty is the status of the man who is guaranteed by law and civil institutions the exclusive employment of all his own powers for his own welfare.”
“Someone accompanies every soul from the other side when it enters this place. Usually it is an ancestor with whom that child shares traits and gifts”
“I say to my breath once again, little breath come from in front of me, go away behind me, row me quietly now, as far as you can, for I am an abyss that I am trying to cross.”
“I became a writer because I love books, and I believe in their power.”
“Any guitar solo should reflect the music that it's soloing over and not just be existing in its own sort of little world.”

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