"Worry was my mother's mechanic, her mechanism for engaging with the machinery of living. Worry was an anchor for her, a hook, something to clutch on to in the world. Worry was a box to live inside of, worry a mechanism for evading the present, for re-creating the past, for dealing with the future."

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Source : FaceBook post by Charles Yu from May 11, 2014

Charles Yu

#Mother Quotes #Past Quotes #Creating Quotes

“As long as we only have to lie to the enemy, it's honest enough for me. -Captain Tagon”
“Is it in the best interest of baseball to sell beer in the ninth inning? Probably not. The rule has got to be more clearly defined. And then some process should be set up where the judge is not also the appeals judge.”
“A real friend is someone who does n0t give you expectation about delivering on some kind of peer group pressure.”

Source : MSNBC.com Chat, www.nbcnews.com. October 15, 2013.
“Write your future in pencil…Be prepared. Plan for the future. But also be ready to pivot if a new opportunity comes your way, or if you discover something that was not part of the master plan– makes your heart sing and your mind buzz with possibilities.”
“How can I study from below, that which is above?”
“When blithe to argument I come, Though armed with facts, and merry, May Providence protect me from The fool as adversary, Whose mind to him a kingdom is Where reason lacks dominion, Who calls conviction prejudice And prejudice opinion.”
“I sang in church growing up. Memphis is the blues capital of the world, we like to say.”
“Family life is the source of the greatest human happiness.”

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