"What happens in the heart simply happens."

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Source : Ted Hughes (2009). “Birthday Letters”, p.67, Faber & Faber

Ted Hughes

“I came to New York to see what I could see â€” that's from a children's book, isn't it? â€” and to find the living part.”
“Love comes with a knife, not some shy question, and not with fears for its reputation!”
“You don't make me feel like you used to. That's why I'm leaving That's why people leave each other They come to their senses and get selfish again.”
“If you've traveled independently through Tibet, Brandon Wilson's Yak Butter Blues will bring back memories...this lively memoir is sure to provide a yak-scented whiff of nostalgia.”
“In sports as in child rearing, marital arguments, or tantrums, the same laws of learning apply; when an emotion is encouraged and the rules permit it, it is perpetuated, not 'drained.' ... An emotion without social rules of containment and expression is like an egg without a shell: a gooey mess ...”
“Yoga carves you into a different person - and that is satisfying physically.”

Source : "Yoga for Men: Adam Levine, Rocker Yogi". Interview with Dana Meltzer Zepeda, www.womenshealthmag.com. June 24, 2008.
“Most people are one car wreck away from needing somebody's help. So, I don't take anything for granted much anymore.”
“Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.”

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