"Amor animi arbitrio sumitu, non ponitur; we choose to love; we do not choose to cease loving."

-- Lauren Groff

“Emotions are what make us human. Make us real. The word 'emotion' stands for energy in motion. Be truthful about your emotions, and use your mind and emotions in your favor, not against yourself.”
“Magic is the illusion which is created when a series of natural movements apparently causes an unnatural, or magical, result.”
“Part of being young is making mistakes.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Nothing raises the price of a blessing like its removal; whereas it was its continuance which should have taught us its value. There are three requisitions to the proper enjoyment of earthly blessings,--a thankful reflection on the goodness of the Giver, a deep sense of our unworthiness, a recollection of the uncertainty of long possessing them. The first would make us grateful; the second, humble; and the third, moderate.”
“When I finish playing, I think I'd like to coach college baseball”
“I get nervous about the effect that the high speed of everything will have on creativity. It's already sad for me to see that a lot of young aspiring cartoonists are putting stuff on the web, doing animation on the computer rather than making zines or mini-comics, which seem to be going the way of the dinosaur.”
“Truth provokes those whom it does not convert.”

Source : Thomas Wilson, Clement Cruttwell (1782). “The Works of the Right Reverend Father in God Thomas Wilson, Fifty-eight Years Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man: With His Life”, p.317
“I mostly just listen to my body.”

Source : "Gigi Hadid Hates the Gym, Loves Carbs, and Just Got Her First Fitness Campaign". Interview with Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. October 4, 2016.

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