"I write in order to find out what I truly know and how I really feel about certain things. Writing requires me to go much deeper into my thoughts and memories than conversation does. Writing provides the solitude necessary to reflect on being in this world."

-- Leslie Marmon Silko

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“Praise, help, or even a look, may be enough to interrupt him, or destroy the activity. It seems a strange thing to say, but this can happen even if the child merely becomes aware of being watched. After all, we too sometimes feel unable to go on working if someone comes to see what we are doing. The great principle which brings success to the teacher is this: as soon as concentration has begun, act as if the child does not exist. Naturally, one can see what he is doing with a quick glance, but without his being aware of it.”
“"Striking looking." That's a euphemism if I ever heard one.”

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“[When questioned on his longevity] First of all, I selected my ancestors very wisely. ... They were long-lived, healthy people. Then, as a chemist, I know how to eat, how to exercise, keep my blood circulating. ... I don't worry. I don't get angry at people. I don't worry about things I can't help. I do what I can to make the world a better place to live, but I don't complain if things aren't right. As a scientist I take the world as I find it.”
“When you give others a new chance, a new chance is really being given to you.”
“What you have lost will not be returned to you; it always be lost. Youâ€™re left with only your scars to mark the void. All you can choose to do is go on, or not. But if you go on, itâ€™s knowing you carry your scars with you.”

Source : Charles Frazier (2007). “Cold Mountain: A Novel”, p.421, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“Success is not necessarily about connections, or cutting corners, or chamba - the three Cs of bad business. Call it trite, but believe me: success can be achieved through hard work, frugality, integrity, responsiveness to change, and most of all, boldness to dream.”
“Only a spirit of artistic sincerity can console the souls of humankind.”
“Every decision you need to make, every task you need to accomplish, every relationship you need to navigate, every element of daily life you need to traverse, God has already perfectly matched up with an equivalent-to-overflowing supply of His grace. If you donâ€™t agree with that, then you either lack a proper appreciation for what you have, or you are doing things that youâ€™re not supposed to be participating in right now.”

Source : Priscilla Shirer, Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick (2015). “The Resolution for Women, LeatherTouch”, p.21, B&H Publishing Group

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