"When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment."

-- Bell Hooks

#Relationship Quotes #Pain Quotes #Commitment Quotes

“how magnanimous was a gesture if one were constantly aware of its magnanimity?”
“Of course, fresh flowers are the answer to any June gloom you may be feeling. Flowers really do solve all problems.”
“There is beautiful you are." "No," said Marged, between a sigh and a sob. "Yes," said Owen. "No," said Marged, not so certain. "Behold," Owen said, from Solomon. "thou art fair. Thou hast dove's eyes." "Dove's eyes are small." Marged said. "Yours are so big they are my whole world," said Owen.”

Source : Richard Llewellyn (2009). “How Green Was My Valley”, p.77, Simon and Schuster
“The best training is to read and write, no matter what. Don't live with a lover or roommate who doesn't respect your work. Don't lie, buy time, borrow to buy time. Write what will stop your breath if you don't write.”
“I cease not to advocate peace; even though unjust it is better than the most just war.”
“I like children; I like 'em, and I respect 'em. Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by them.”
“We must talk about how sexism and patriarchy operate in conjunction with state violence. Until we're honest about that, and do something to resist, we're complicit in the persistence of oppression.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“I am rich because I sell a lot of books, but it's not my drive.”

Source : "The Saturday interview: Dukan diet creator Pierre Dukan". Interview with Emine Saner, www.theguardian.com. January 6, 2012.

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