"We never know how much has been missing from our lives until a true writer comes along."

-- Alfred Kazin

#Missing Quotes

“Minutes to learn, a lifetime to master. People just don't understand that”
“What is the right time [to discuss theology]? Whenever we are free from the mire and noise without, and our commanding faculty is not confused by illusory, wandering images, leading us, as it were, to mix fine script with ugly scrawling, or sweet-smelling scent with slime. We need actually 'to be still' (Ps. 46:10) in order to know God, and when we receive the opportunity, 'to judge uprightly' (Ps. 75:2) in theology.”
“Regret is the most tiresome of companions.”

Source : Richard Paul Evans (2007). “The Gift: A Novel”, Simon & Schuster
“For me, it was never a question of whether or not I was transgender. It was a question of what I'd be able to handle transitioning and having to do it in the public eye. One of the issues that was hard for me to overcome was the fear of that.”
“Love is not what we become but who we already are”

Source : Stephen Levine (2010). “Healing into Life and Death”, p.67, Anchor
“I think the more we know the better we are. I mean not just facts. The more we know about each other, the closer we are to learn something about our selves.”
“If I ever become a Saint - I will surely be one of "darkness." I will continually be absent from heaven - to light the light of those in darkness on earth.”
“With so much drama in the L-B-C, It's kinda hard bein Snoop D-O-double-G”

Source : Song: Gin And Juice

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