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“That's all it takes, one drop of fear to curdle love into hate.”
Source : James M. Cain (2011). “Double Indemnity”, p.53, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
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“I never wanted to be a celebrity; I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way. I am so desperately worried about anybody saying, "She cut in line," or "She took our table," or "She doesn't do her own grocery shopping." It's not like it's hard to be decent and respectful and well behaved. I do wait in line, and I do take the subway, and I do my own grocery shopping, and I do take the kids to school. But it almost doesn't matter to a certain segment of the populace.”
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“My poor soul! Sigh, pray and strive to take upon you the blessed yoke of Christ, and you will live on earth in a heavenly manner. Lord, grant that I may carry the light and goodly yoke, and I shall be always at rest, peaceful, glad and joyous; and I shall taste on earth of crumbs which fall from the celestial feast, like a dog that feeds upon the crumbs which fall from the master's table.”
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“All great artists know that part of their task is to light up the distance between two human beings.”
Source : Nadeem Aslam (2011). “Maps for Lost Lovers”, p.13, Faber & Faber
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“These wrinkles are nothing These gray hairs are nothing, This stomach which sags with old food, these bruised and swollen ankles, my darkening brain, they are nothing. I am the same boy my mother used to kiss.”
Source : Mark Strand (2014). “Collected Poems”, p.122, Knopf
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“Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering.”
Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
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“Our faith gives us knowledge of something better.”
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“It's easier for a rich man to ride that camel through the eye of a needle directly into the Kingdom of Heaven, than for some of us to give up our cell phone.”