"And it's like some tiny nothing that sets off a natural disaster halfway across the world, only this was the opposite of disaster, how by accident she saved me with that thoughtless act of grace, and she never knew, and how that, too, is the part of the history of love."

-- Nicole Krauss

#Opposites Quotes #Grace Quotes #World Quotes

“When punk rock came along, the one thing you were not supposed to be was musical.”
“The key to success isn't much good until one discovers the right lock to insert it in.”

Source : Tehyi Hsieh (1948). “Chinese epigrams inside out, and proverbs”
“The trouble with unemployment is that the minute you wake up in the morning you're on the job.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Maybe money can't buy love - but it can get you practically everything else.”
“The virtues and vices are all put in motion by interest.”
“Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust, Yet cry, if man's unhappy, God's unjust.”
“If we wish to follow Christ closely, we cannot choose an easy, quiet life. It will be a demanding life, but full of joy.”
“As powerful as the power of positive thoughts are, depression biologically interferes with the brain's ability to maintain a positive thought for any period of time. Like the farmer who casts his seed upon the rocks, all the positive thoughts in the world presented to the depressed mind will not bear fruit.”

Source : Harold H. Bloomfield, Peter McWilliams (1996). “How to Heal Depression”, Mary Book / Prelude Pr

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