"Katsa didn't think a person should thank her for not causing pain. Causing joy was worthy of thanks, and causing pain worthy of disgust. Causing neither was neither, it was nothing, and nothing didn't warrant thanks."

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Source : Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.134, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Kristin Cashore

#Pain Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Joy Quotes

“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.”

Source : Ella Wheeler Wilcox (2012). “Leafs On An Idle Breeze - My Inspirational Poems (Annotated Edition)”, p.497, Jazzybee Verlag
“Love #music. It will #love you back.”
“When you defend, try not to worry or become upset. Keep your cool and trust your position - it's all you've got.”
“Today we charge George Zimmerman with murder in the second-degree.”
“Life has been messy for me, as it has for most everyone. I have come to the realization that challenging experiences break us all at some pointâ€”our bodies and minds, our hearts and egos. When we put ourselves back together, we find that we are no longer perfectly straight, but rather bent and cracked. Yet it is through these cracks that our authenticity shines. It is by revealing these cracks that we can learn to see and be seen deeply.”
“They said I couldn't play anything but an English boy. I knew I could. So I went to New York.”
“I grew up reading SF in the 70s and 80s, and I like fast, thought-provoking plots that take you places in fully realized worlds.”
“It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept.”

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