"Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let's not be afraid to receive each day's surprise, whether it comes to us as sorrow or as joy It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we can welcome new friends and celebrate more fully our shared humanity."

-- Henri Nouwen

#Heart Quotes #Joy Quotes #Humanity Quotes

“I don't design. I don't paint. I absolutely never touch my works...”
“I was more of a light opera singer, not really much of a lounge singer.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Gay bars in America aren't weird sex clubs. They're sanctuaries. I know so many straight friends that go to gay bars more than I ever do, male and female, because they can go there and be social and there's no expectation there. It's a safe place. It's almost like the real world version of Comic-Con in some places. You can go without judgment.”
“If we keep an open mind, too much is likely to fall into it.”
“I have two books that were published quite some time ago. I start to read about three sentences. I have to close it. I am so self-conscious. Who did I think I was?”
“It's not always easy being her daughter.' I think,' she said, 'sometimes it's hard no matter whose daughter you are.”
“The bottle is where everything sad or mean or confusing can go. And the blues--it's like that bottle. But in the bottle there's a seed that you let grow. Even in the bottle it can grow big and green. It's full of all those feelings that are in there, but beautiful and growing too.”

Source : Heidi W. Durrow (2011). “The Girl Who Fell from the Sky”, p.166, Algonquin Books
“My expectations are greater than the average fan's but, I'm more realistic than the top prognosticators.”

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