"But pain may be a gift to us. Remember, after all, that pain is one of the ways we register in memory the things that vanish, that are taken away. We fix them in our minds forever by yearning, by pain, by crying out. Pain, the pain that seems unbearable at the time, is memory's first imprinting step, the cornerstone of the temple we erect inside us in memory of the dead. Pain is part of memory, and memory is a God-given gift."

-- Sue Miller

#Pain Quotes #Memories Quotes #Taken Quotes

“Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster.”

Source : William Bridges (2004). “Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes”, p.164, Da Capo Press
“There is a technical term for someone who confuses the opinions of a character in a book with those of the author. That term is idiot.”

Source : "Conquistador". Book by S.M. Stirling, 2003.
“Oh, the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person - having neither to weigh thoughts nor to measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together.”
“I cannot stand no wack MC. So step back if you please, And don't test me, you're history.”
“People who understand music hear sounds that no one else makes when Frank Sinatra sings.”
“It's not that I lack ambition. I am ambitious in the sense that I want to be more than I am now. But if I were truly ambitious, I think I'd already be more than I am now.”
“It should be remembered that the foundation of the social contract is property; and its first condition, that every one should be maintained in the peaceful possession of what belongs to him.”
“I couldn't bare the idea of not being in regular communication with the audience I love - young women of color.”

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