"It doesn't promise to solve or erase suffering but to transform it, pledging that by loving one another, even through pain, we will find more life. And it insists that by opening ourselves to strangers, the despised or frightening or unintelligible other, we will see more and more of the holy, since, without exception, all people are one body: God's."

-- Sarah Miles

#Pain Quotes #Loving Life Quotes #People Quotes

“It was my pork chop. But that's ok. I ate his dog food.”
“Parents have to understand: if your kid isn't you, don't blame the kid.”
“Oh, you'll not be any poorer if you smile along your way. And your lot will not be harder for the kindly things you say. Don't imagine you are wasting time for others that you spend. You can rise to wealth and glory and still pause to be a friend.”

Source : Edgar Guest (1916). “A Heap o' Living'”
“Every head turned to see two more security guards appear, each holding a Bagshaw by the back of the neck (which might have been considerably less conspicuous had the Bagshaws not been dressed as chimney sweeps). Kat turned back to Hale. 'The Mary Poppins?' 'Seemed like a good idea at the time.”
“Any extreme political creed brought only darkness in the long run; it lit up nothing. The best politics were those of caution, tolerance and moderation, Angus maintained, but such politics were, alas, also very dull, and certainly moved nobody to poetry.”
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”
“Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers”

Source : "Michael Morpurgo's top writing tips" by Michael Morpurgo, www.theguardian.com. December 8, 2012.
“Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness, and she will not allow herself to be separated and banned from her two sisters without taking them along with herself in an act of mysterious vengeance.”

Source : Hans Urs von Balthasar (1982). “Glory of the Lord VOL 1: Seeing The Form”, p.18, A&C Black

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