"Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus."

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Source : Wallace Stegner (1990). “The Spectator Bird”, p.21, Penguin

Wallace Stegner

#Broken Heart Quotes #Encouragement Quotes #Inspirational Life Quotes

“That was me under the bath and the water being held down. The director wanted it to look as real as possible so he told Keanu, in front of me, don't go easy on her. So it was scary.”
“Once you have selected a sport or a creative activity, the rules are pretty much the same.”
“The Go-Go's were like my first babies.”

Source : Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. June 27, 2011.
“During practically all of my public life, I have been a sincere advocate of an agreement between the leading nations of the world to set up all the necessary international machinery that would bring about a practical abolition of war between civilized nations.”
“Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.”
“There are those whose sole claim to profundity is the discovery of exceptions to the rules.”
“Our tendency in the midst of suffering is to turn on God. To get angry and bitter and shake our fist at the sky and say, "God, you don't know what it's like! You don't understand! You have no idea what I'm going through. You don't have a clue how much this hurts." The cross is God's way of taking away all of our accusations, excuses, and arguments. The cross is God taking on flesh and blood and saying, "Me too.”
“To all the kids out there: Follow your dream. Believe in your dream. Because dreams do come true.”

Source : Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Speech, delivered 26 July 2009, Cooperstown, OH

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