"How can you and I really expect to glide naively through life, as if to say, 'Lord, give me experience, but not grief, not sorrow, not pain, not opposition, not betrayal, and certainly not to be forsaken. Keep from me, Lord, all those experiences which made Thee what Thou art! Then, let me come and dwell with Thee and fully share Thy joy!'"

-- Neal A. Maxwell

#Art Quotes #Pain Quotes #Betrayal Quotes

“There's no easy way to do this. So do it right: weep, laugh, watch, pray, love, live, give thanks and praise; comfort, mend, honor, and remember.”
“Natural disasters are terrifying - that loss of control, this feeling that something is just going to randomly end your life for absolutely no reason is terrifying. But, what scares me is the human reaction to it and how people behave when the rules of civility and society are obliterated.”
“In truth it may be laid down as an almost universal rule that good poets are bad critics.”
“As far as I know, the guys at Pixar are opposed to a Monsters, Inc. sequel.”
“Be careful, perfection can make persons and work pass out of sight.”
“Disaster is private, in its way, as love is.”
“Whatever happens, take responsibility.”
“I learned enough Hebrew to stagger through a meaningless ceremony that I scarcely remember.”

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