"I know that it's easier to look at death than it is to look at pain, because while death is irrevocable, and the grief will lessen in time, pain is too often merely relentless and irreversible."

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Source : Robert Goolrick (2008). “The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life”, p.213, Algonquin Books

Robert Goolrick

#Pain Quotes #Grief Quotes #Abuse Quotes

“Be so happy that when others look at you, they become happy too.”
“O Allah, You know that the only thing I want in this life Is to be obedient to Your command. Even the living sight of my eyes Is service at your court”
“Do we carry rich people on our flights? Yes, I flew on one this morning and I'm very rich.”
“I try to cope with everything through humor.”
“Actors will change their face, will change their hair, will change their voice, will disappear into the role. A movie star doesn't disappear.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The Voice of the River is a beautifully written, deeply inclusive and profoundly spirtual work of art. I am moved by its great genorosity above all, and its wisdom. It is a gift like no other.”
“The eternal destiny of human beings will be measured by how much or how little solidarity we have displayed with the hungry, the thirsty, the naked, and the oppressed. In the end we will be judged in terms of love.”

Source : Leonardo Boff (1980). “The Way of the Cross: Way of Justice”
“New Orleans is a city of elegance, beauty, and refinement.”

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