"The writing of Kathleen McGookey shines more brightly than most fine things we feel pleasure to read. Celebrate it!"

-- Naomi Shihab Nye

#Writing Quotes #Shining Quotes #Pleasure Quotes

“In the practice of art... it is necessary to keep a watchful and jealous eye over ourselves; idleness, assuming the specious disguise of industry... may be employed to evade and shuffle off real labor - the real labor of thinking.”
“No family of an American hostage has ever been prosecuted for paying a ransom for the return of their loved ones. The last thing we should ever do is to add to a family's pain.”
“The Lord has blessed me more than I deserve.”
“I like to say magic is the world's second oldest profession, a mystical and often awe-inspiring spectacle that, throughout the ages, has blended superstition, trickery and religion.”
“It's over now. He said what he had to say, I said what I had to say. Don't play with me. Seriously, don't play with me.”
“The worst of lusts is vanity.”
“The uneven distribution of wealth in the world is due to the uneven distribution of capitalism.”

Source : Johan Norberg (2005). “In Defence of Global Capitalism”, p.154, Academic Foundation
“Mother Nature's ruthless to the weak, but isn't arbitrary cruel or negative. Mother Nature saves aggression for extreme situations, and instead uses consistent leadership--to help keep things running smoothly. Mother nature doesn't rule by fear and anger, but by calm strength and assertiveness.”

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