"I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer."

-- Henri Matisse

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“When you are the woman upstairs, nobody thinks of you first. Nobody calls you before anyone else, or sends you the first postcard. Once your mother dies, nobody loves you â€œbest of all.â€ It's a small thing, you might think, and maybe it depends on your temperament, maybe for some people it's a small thing, but for me [...]”
“There is this thing called life. We live it, not as we intend or wish, but as we are driven on by forces outside and inside ourselves.”

Source : Sherwood Anderson (1969). “Sherwood Anderson's memoirs: a critical edition”
“Am I entitled to one mistake, am I after 35 years?”

Source : "Donald Sterling tells Anderson Cooper: I was 'baited' into 'a terrible mistake'" by Ismael Estrada, Catherine E. Shoichet, www.cnn.com. May 12, 2014.
“I love Prospect Park-watching fireflies at night and going to the bandshell for free music.”
“Jam! I love my jam. I've just had a batch of it come through, I've been making it.”
“There is only one tragedy in the end, not to have been a saint.”

Source : "Catholic Christianity: A Complete Catechism of Catholic Beliefs Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church". Book by Peter Kreeft, 2001.
“It's a known fact, that in life, you can't have everyhing. In my heart, I knew that I loved them both as much as it is possible to love two people at the same time. Conrad and I were linked, we would always be linked. That wasn't something I could do away with. And I know that now--that love isn't something you can erase--no matter how hard you try.”
“There's a lot of pride involved in my refusal to believe in god.”

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