"For the size of it, a check book is about the greatest convenience I know of."

-- Myrtle Reed

#Book Quotes #Size Quotes #Checks Quotes

“Being in jail, it's humbled me in a way I never imagined.”
“Bullies never want to acknowledge their own actions. They want to move through life without reflection or apology.”
“Poor people who had escaped from poverty as I had, feared it, hated it and fled from it all their lives. Those born rich could afford to be touched by it.”

Source : Anzia Yezierska (1950). “Red ribbon on a white horse”
“You try to get out there and live. I've always had good friends who've been very supportive and help make me feel good and grounded because I've never felt attached to the film industry.”
“I simply wanted to state that during this little slice of history, this is what happened and these were the good sides of it, these were the more dangerous sides of it, and this was the result.”
“Always say â€œyesâ€ to the present moment. What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to what already is? what could be more insane than to oppose life itself, which is now and always now? Surrender to what is. Say â€œyesâ€ to life â€” and see how life suddenly starts working for you rather than against you.”
“I'm singing for the love of it/Have mercy on the man who sings to be adored.”

Source : "The overlooked CDs from 2003", www.today.com. January 6, 2004.
“Words are like knives... If you use it the wrong way it transforms into a bad weapon.”

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