"Reading is like travel, allowing you to exit your own life for a bit, and to come back with a renewed, even inspired, perspective."

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Source : Laurie A Helgoe (2013). “Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength”, p.233, Sourcebooks, Inc.

Laurie Helgoe

#Reading Quotes #Perspective Quotes #Exit Quotes

“O admirable Mother of God! How many sins have I committed for which thou hast obtained pardon for me, and how many others would I have committed if thou hadst not preserved me? How often have I seen myself on the brink of Hell in obvious danger of falling into it but for thy most benign hand which saved me? How often would the Roaring Lion of Hell have devoured and swallowed up my soul had not the charity of thy heart opposed him? Alas! Without thee, my dearest and my all-good Mother, where should I be today? I should be in the fiery furnace of Hell from which I would never emerge!”
“You love what you do, you are cursed with it, and then you get known for being cursed with it”
“When you've spent half your political life dealing with humdrum issues like the environment, it's exciting to have a real crisis on your hands.”
“With living colours give my verse to glow: The sad memorial of a tale of woe!”

Source : William Falconer (1807). “The shipwreck, by W. Falconer, with a sketch of his life”, p.8
“We never wholly shed anything that we have ever been.”
“People have a perception of me because of Victoria's Secret that I'm sexy, but I'm not a sexy girl. I'm very tomboyish.”
“All types of racing costs a lot of money no matter what you're doing.”

Source : Source: www.beliefnet.com
“When you love someone deeply, you know secrets they haven't told you yet. Or secrets they aren't even aware of themselves. ... She was also the person I wanted to share the trivia of my life with, because that too is part of the magic of concern: Whatever you live is important to them and they will help you through it.”

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