"That's right,' she told the girls. 'You are bored. And I'm going to let you in on a little secret about life. You think it's boring now? Well, it only gets more boring. The sooner you learn it's on you to make life interesting, the better off you'll be."

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Source : Maria Semple (2012). “Where'd You Go, Bernadette”, p.36, Hachette UK

Maria Semple

#Life Quotes #Girl Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Whether one talks well depends very much upon whom he has to talk to.”
“If I tell the Berliners to step forward, they do it. If I tell the Viennese to step forward, they do it, but then they ask why.”

Source : "The Book of Musical Anecdotes". Book by Norman Lebrecht, December 1985.
“Forget about style; worry about results.”
“Skillfully engaging in intimate relationships can be one of the most potent spiritual practices.”
“The secular world is full of holes. We have secularized badly.”
“What's the world's greatest lie?... It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.”
“I thought it would not hurt to remind you that love is a powerful force in this world, invisible though it seems.”

Source : Sharon Shinn (2004). “Angelica”, p.235, Penguin
“Empathy is about standing in someone else's shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only is empathy hard to outsource and automate, but it makes the world a better place.”

Source : "Why right-brainers will rule this century". Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.cnn.com. May 7, 2009.

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