"Adults get more confused by social worker jargon. Unlike children, they are also less likely to see two sides of an argument, and they no longer think they can make the world a better place. That can make them rather boring, I suppose."

-- Nina Bawden

#Children Quotes #Confused Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“The security light made me feel safe, though I knew that was an illusion. If there's light, you can just see what's coming for you a little more clearly.”
“If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past.”
“If the word 'No' was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless.”
“I don't think Christians should use birth control. You consummate your marriage as often as you like - and if you have babies, you have babies.”
“The more you respect and focus on the singular and the strange, the more you become aware of the universal and infinite.”

Source : Gail Godwin, Shannon Ravenel (1985). “The Best American short stories, 1985”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Don't borrow someone else's plan. Develop your own philosophy and it will lead you to unique places.”
“Fasting, as some people speculate, is not a bodily torture, martyrdom, or a cross, but it is a way to elevate the body to reach the level of cooperation with the soul. When we fast, our intention is not to torture the body but to shun its behaviour. Thus, one who fasts becomes a spiritual and not a physical person. Fasting is an ascetic soul which takes the body with it as its partner in asceticism.”
“We look at the world through our likes and dislikes, hopes and fears, opinions and judgments. We want everyone to behave as we think they should; otherwise we get agitated. But we are here to accept the world as it is, even as we work to make it better.”

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