"Magic is a matter of focusing the disciplined will. But sometimes the will must be abandoned. The secret lies in knowing when to exercise control, and when to let go."

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Source : Marion Zimmer Bradley (2007). “Lady of Avalon”, p.432, Penguin

Marion Zimmer Bradley

#Letting Go Quotes #Lying Quotes #Exercise Quotes

“When politics are used to allocate resources, the resources all end up being allocated to politics.”
“Personal style? I don't really believe in that. Whatever is comfortable.”
“I've had a long career and I want to continue to have a long career. The way to do that is not to go away.”
“Everybody works in a different way, and I've worked with actors that have no training whatsoever who are phenomenal.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“acceptance is an art that must be mastered if we want to keep our friends for the span of life that remains to us, and presently step off the stage with our self-respect intact.”
“It doesn't matter what we think we are there [in Afghanistan] for; it matters what they think. They think we are invaders.”
“She's more even -[daughter China] - I think it jumps generations. You get a screwball in one, and then the next one is straight, then you get a screwball. My grandmother was goofy, my mother was straight.”

Source : "The Joan Rivers Show", 1990.
“Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.”

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