"Tattoos are a right of passage. They're a marker of bravery, of maturity, of cultural acceptance. The tattoo represents not only a willingness to accept pain - to endure it - but a need to actively embrace it. Because life is painful - beautiful but painful......."

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Source : Nicola Barker (2012). “The Yips: A Novel”, p.115, Open Road Media

Nicola Barker

#Tattoo Quotes #Beautiful Quotes #Pain Quotes

“All fear is but the notion that God's love ends.”
“I am something of a recluse by nature. I am that cordless screwdriver that has to charge for twenty hours to earn ten minutes use. I need that much downtime.”
“I was a Georgia state legislator for a great many years”
“Music was not invented by the composer, but found.”
“If I could steal someone's dream myself, I'd have to go for one of Orson Welles.”
“For me, one of the highlights of being in the private equity world is that you need to learn a lot and very quickly about different businesses. So it's always a continuing learning experience where you can apply what you know, of course, by way of judgment and by way of numerical analysis. You're always investing in new businesses, which is a learning experience in itself. I think that is a wonderful thing and I think it makes for intellectual challenge and for continued personal growth. That, for me, is the highlight of this job.”

Source : The Harbus Interview, www.harbus.org. February 2, 2004.
“Safety is the most unsafe spiritual path you can take. Safety keeps you numb and dead. People are caught by surprise when it is time to die. They have allowed themselves to live so little.”
“What are you doing here?" she asked. "You forgot something when you left Halstead Hall," he said hoarsely. "What?" Her heart lept into her throat as he strode purposefully toward her. "Me.”

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