"In order to go on with our lives, we are always capable of making the ominous into the merely strange."

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Source : Tracy Kidder (2009). “Strength in What Remains”, p.111, Random House

Tracy Kidder

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“Always wear a smile. The gift of life will then be yours to give.”
“She loved mysteries so much that she became one.”
“It watches," he added suddenly. "The house. It watches every move you make.”
“The research phase was really fascinating - I'm not a closeted nerd, I'm an out-of-the-closet nerd.”

Source : "Natalie Merchant On Motherhood As Muse". Interview with Laura Rowley, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 31, 2012.
“I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn't try to sleep with someone even if they could have. I need to know these people exist.”
“If you're not having fun - I don't care what you're doing - don't do it. Move on. Find something else, life's too short.”
“Rapid innovation is the cure for the ills we face, but because innovation is difficult and susceptible to failure, we might need to rethink the way we approach innovation and how we drive it through our companies.”
“There's still such chaos in me. Still so little firmly outlined. Just like my face: a formless mass that only takes on shape through the expression of the moment. The searching for our selves is the most agonizing”

Source : Karen Horney (1980). “The Adolescent Diaries of Karen Horney”, Basic Books (AZ)

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