"I'm sorry I never really believed," I said. "Not the way Jack did." "It doesn't make any difference," my mother replied. Her eyes focused on the beanstalk for a moment, then returned to mine. "You believe now. Be safe and smart up there, my Gen. Be yourself." Before I could answer, my mother turned away and walked quickly toward the house. I turned to face the beanstalk. There is no going back now, I thought. For better or worse, there was only going forward. There was only going up. Seizing the trunk of the beanstalk with both hands, I pushed off from the World Below and began to climb."

-- Cameron Dokey

#Mother Quotes #Being Yourself Quotes #Sorry Quotes

“The only valid cure for any kind of depression is the acceptance of real suffering. To climb out of it any other way is simply laying the foundation for the next depression.”

Source : Helen M. Luke (2011). “The Way of Woman: Awakening the Perennial Feminine”, p.82, Image
“By a lot of peoples standards, I lived a very privileged life. I never wanted for attention, I never wanted for material things. In some ways, I was probably spoiled because I never had to share. And I was doted on.”
“Religion turned some folks belligerent.”

Source : Eileen Wilks (2012). “Inhuman”, p.58, Penguin
“I know how it feels to be completely alone and helpless, and the last thing you want to hear in that situation is, 'It's going to be OK.' "The only thing that seems to really help is that someone else who has felt that low expressing those feelings to you.”
“Our children and grandchildren are going to be mad at us for burning all this oil. It took the Earth 500 million years to create the stuff we're burning in 200 years. Renewable energy sources are where we need to be headed.”
“Being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.”
“What children need is the conviction that satisfaction can and must be earned. ... Spoiled children do not learn the must.”

Source : Isabel Briggs Myers, Peter B. Myers (1995). “Gifts differing: understanding personality type”, Davies-Black Publishing
“I wish I could believe that one person could make a difference.”

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