"The bible is very resonant. It has everything, creation, betrayal, lust, poetry, prophecy, sacrifice. All great things are in the bible and all great writers have drawn from it and more than people realise, whether Shakespeare, Herman Melville or Bob Dylan. Of course there are stories that are still relevant and inspiring; lessons that need to be taught over and over again. And they give people hope."

-- Patti Smith

#Betrayal Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes #Giving Quotes

“When anxiety disrupts functioning, it's psychiatric illness.”
“A college degree is not a sign that one is a finished product but an indication a person is prepared for life.”
“Boxing is smoky halls and kidneys battered until they bleed.”

Source : Roger Kahn (2012). “Games We Used to Play: A Lover's Quarrel with the World of Sport”, p.41, Diversion Books
“I don't get it when girls say 'I'm fine' but don't mean it.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I have nice ears. I have no lobes, which was disappointing for a while, but I've gotten over it and learned to love them. Being lobeless isn't the end of the world”
“... but every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood.”

Source : Betsy Lerner (2016). “The Forest for the Trees: An editor's advice to writers”, p.21, Pan Macmillan
“To make punishments efficacious, two things are necessary. They must never be disproportioned to the offence, and they must be certain.”
“I think science and spirituality are one and the same, I don't think they're really different...quantum physics is validating all kinds of spiritual teachings.”

Source : "Is this it?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. September 8, 2007.

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