"Rationally speaking, blaming one's behavior on alcohol or drugs is like blaming the ladder by which you descended into a pit, or the staircase that took you down to a cellar, for what you found there."

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Source : "Sometimes a Great Notion". Book by Graham Joyce, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 27, 1964.

Graham Joyce

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“She shouldn't leave you. Or you shouldn't leave her. I haven't worked it out yet. But you shouldn't be apart.”

Source : "Mystic and Rider (The Twelve Houses, Book 1)". Book by Sharon Shinn, 2005.
“In life, and in sports, we all know that nothing lasts forever.”

Source : Farewell Press Conference -- Indianapolis Colts, delivered 7 March 2012, Indianapolis, Indiana
“I've always loved the idea of changing myself, wearing costumes and disguises. It takes you back to being a kid, to dressing up.”

Source : "France's most wanted". Interview with Jason Solomons, www.theguardian.com. March 21, 2009.
“I'm enamored of any person, a young person, a lesbian, straight, gay guy who wants to go over and kill bad guys for me and my family. That blows me away.”
“We don't control everything. There are genetic influences. There are environmental exposures we don't control. I cannot guarantee anyone I counsel that by following what I hope is the good advice I offer them, they will live long and prosper. That's what I'm hoping for but I can't guarantee that. What I can tell them is this: "Look, I can help you firmly grip the wheel, and you can steer the ship. You're never going to control the winds and you're never going to control the seas. But if you sail well you can get through just about anything."”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“The point is, we can decry the dangers we face or ignore them or even allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear.”
“I have a song deep in my heart, And only I can hear it. If I close my eyes and sit very still ...It is so easy to listen to my song. When my eyes are open and I am so Busy and moving and busy, If I take time and listen very hard, I can still hear my Heartsong. It makes me feel happy. Happier than ever. Happier than everywhere And everything and everyone In the whole wide world. Happy like thinking about Going to Heaven when I die. My Heartsong sounds like this: I love you! I love you! How happy you can be! How happy you can make this whole World be.”
“Love is a warm brain, not a leaping heart.”

Source : Tim Lebbon (2003). “Face”, Dorchester Publishing Company Incorporated

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