"it is better to take experience, to suffer, to love, and to remember than to walk unscathed between the fires. I've had most immunities myself - the result of an independent income combined with a personality completely devoid of sexual attractions - the two fires of poverty and passion have therefore never burned me, and I am a lesser person for my safety."

-- Winifred Holtby

#Independent Quotes #Passion Quotes #Two Quotes

“How do you make people do the best work? You make them feel comfortable, so you can feel comfortable - and then you can have a really good ballgame!”
“When people discuss religion, it is a pity that they often become excited and argue. We should merely listen, as one does on a dark night; we should merely gaze at the stars.”

Source : Haniel Long (1950). “A letter to St. Augustine: after re-reading his confessions”
“And freedom is what America means to the world.”
“Between stimulus and response is the freedom to choose.”
“Lara Croft is such a strong individual, she's very driven, she doesn't need a man, she's speaks her own mind, and that she's in control of her own life. It's a lot of what women want and have.”
“Why do people do yoga? To clear their minds? I embrace the clutter in my head.”
“All gods are one God, and all goddesses are one Goddess, and there is one Initiator.”
“Sam picked up his pack, but before he could put it on, Mogget leaped onto it and slid under the top flap. All that could be seen of him were his green eyes and one white-furred ear. "Remember I advised against this way," he instructed. "Wake me when whatever terrible thing is a about to happen happens, or if it appears I might get wet.”

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