"Josh Hanagarne has an astonishing story to tell, and he does so with insight, humor, grace, and wonder. All human beings suffer and struggle. Through the lens of his own miraculous experiences, Mr. Hanagarne illuminates the path to joy and the infinite possibilities of transcendence."

-- Melanie Rae Thon

#Struggle Quotes #Joy Quotes #Grace Quotes

“My life is really quite conservative. I've been married nearly 50 years. I don't have hobbies or children. I don't much care to travel. I've never had a big social life. I really just stay home, except when I go to work.”

Source : "Christopher Walken: 'I'm a regular guy" by Danny Leigh, www.theguardian.com. March 21, 2013.
“I think that there are certain feelings and things you can convey in a simple form that people can see and understand.”

Source : "George W. Bush Calls Foreign Aid A Moral And Security Imperative". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, nepr.net. April 13, 2017.
“The quintessential bad - luck position. Pucks can go off bodies, skates, bounce into the net.”
“Dreams last so long Even after you're gone I know you love me And soon you will see You were meant for me And I was meant for you Go about my business, I'm doing fine Besides, what would I say if I had you on the line Same old story, not much to say Hearts are broken every day I'm half alive but I feel mostly dead I try to tell myself it'll be all right I just shouldn't think anymore tonight”
“You have to learn to work and search, not expect instantly to find.”

Source : Patsy Rodenburg (2002). “The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer”, p.164, Palgrave Macmillan
“How do I get past my fears? Make a life for myself? Risk loving someone? When death is all that waits for you, what's the point in trying to have a life?”
“The only thing that we can really make is our work, and deliberate work of the mind, imagination and hand, done, as Nietzsche said, â€˜notwithstanding,â€™ in the long run remakes the world.”

Source : Edmund Wilson, Lewis M. Dabney (1983). “The portable Edmund Wilson”, Viking Adult
“IÂ couldnâ€™t stand in front of any camera, and I couldnâ€™t go to places where there were a lot of people. I thought people would criticize me if I smiled, or even if I just stayed still.”

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