"Foreign novels are less action-oriented. They have a different pace; theyâ€™re more reflective. They challenge us to look for the story, find the story within the story."

-- Stephanie Perkins

#Challenges Quotes #Looks Quotes #Pace Quotes

“Without love we are not truly living.”

Source : FaceBook post by Dianna Agron from Sep 02, 2012
“Spring and Fall: To a Young Child MÃ¡rgarÃ©t, are you grÃeving Over Goldengrove unleaving? LeÃ¡ves, lÃke the things of man, you With your fresh thoughts care for, can you? Ah! Ã¡s the heart grows older It will come to such sights colder By and by, nor spare a sigh Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie; And yet you wÃll weep and know why. Now no matter, child, the name: SÃ³rrow's sprÃngs Ã¡re the same. Nor mouth had, no nor mind, expressed What heart heard of, ghost guessed: It Ãs the blight man was born for, It is Margaret you mourn for.”
“The emphasis of the Bible is on the work of the Redeemer, not on the work of the redeemed.”
“The distribution of troops devoted to the defence of a place includes a garrison, an occupying force, numerically as weak as possible; a reserve as strong as possible, designed for counterattacking and for providing itself, at the moment it goes into action, with a security service which will guard it from any possible surprise.”
“Many a witty inspiration is like the surprising reunion of befriended thoughts after a long separation.”
“The Bible does not say you are Godâ€™s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.”

Source : John Ortberg (2009). “The Me I Want to Be”, p.48, Harper Collins
“My go-to gifts are scarves from my friend Matin Maulawizada's nonprofit organization, Afghan Hands, which supports disenfranchised women in Afghanistan. In exchange for their beautiful embroidery, the women are given financial aid and classes in math and literacy. The scarves are all stunning and one of a kind.”
“Fifty three per cent children in India face sexual abuse - both boys and girls - but we still feel uncomfortable talking about it. We are still hypocrites when it comes to issues like child abuse, sex or for that matter homosexuality. It is high time that we brought the issue from under the carpet.”

Source : "Rahul Bose: We are all hypocrites". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. September 26, 2009.

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