"We can never untangle all the woes in other people's lives. We can't produce miracles overnight. But we can bring a cup of cool water to a thirsty soul, or a scoop of laughter to a lonely heart."

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Source : Barbara Johnson (2000). “Boomerang Joy: Joy That Goes Around, Comes Around”, p.115, Zondervan

Barbara Johnson

#Lonely Quotes #Laughter Quotes #Heart Quotes

“Life, as the most ancient of all metaphors insists, is a journey; and the travel book, in its deceptive simulation of the journey's fits and starts, rehearses life's own fragmentation. More even than the novel, it embraces the contingency of things.”

Source : Jonathan Raban (1987). “For love & money: writing, reading, travelling, 1969-1987”
“The great thing about vinyl is that if you wanted to get a decent-sounding cut, you could really only have 20 minutes max on each side. So you had a strict boundary, and that was something I'd grown up with as well. Also, you were able to have different moods on each side, which was nice.”
“Measure your emotions. You don't need an atomic explosion for a minor point.”
“To visit a new country for the first time is great fun; but it is even greater fun to introduce somebody else to a country that you know.”
“Rock is fine. No structural damage to rock. Rock can break through paper at any point. Just say the word. Paper sucks.”
“When you are a child of the mountains yourself, you really belong to them. You need them. They become the faithful guardians of your life. If you cannot dwell on their lofty heights all your life, if you are in trouble, you want at least to look at them.”
“I'm terrible as I never take my make-up off at night, which I know is really dreadful. Whenever I'm out partying I just can't be bothered and now I am on 'Loose Women' that tends to be all the time. I hope next year holds even more parties for me.”
“I'm a bad girl. I always fall for good guys.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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