"It seemed to me that people do a rather good job of creating levels of hell all by themselves, and this was something worth writing about."

-- Liza Dalby

#Jobs Quotes #Writing Quotes #Creating Quotes

“Life actually is this mystery and gift. And every moment of it can be full of real radical joy and wakefulness. And for some reason in our most difficult times, we have the best chance to wake up. Many people will tell you that their divorce or illness or loss of job was the wake up call.”
“Life is meant to be a celebration! It shouldn't be necessary to set aside special times to remind us of this fact. Wise is the person who finds a reason to make every day a special one.”
“You've seen the world, and all you've seen is nothing; and everything, as well, that you have said and heard is nothing. You've sprinted everywhere between here and the horizon; it is nothing. And all the possessions you've treasured up at home are nothing.”
“Beauty is the result of realizing what is special about you and not focusing on the things you don't like.”
“Jobs for every American is doomed to failure because of modern automation and production. We ought to recognize it and create an income-maintenance system so every single American has the dignity and the wherewithal for shelter, basic food, and medical care. I'm talking about welfare for all. Without it, you're going to have warfare for all.”
“Light is therefore color.”
“How many there are ... who imagine that because Jesus paid it all, they need pay nothing, forgetting that the prime object of their salvation was that they should follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ in bringing back a lost world to God.”

Source : Lottie Moon, Keith Harper (2002). “Send the Light: Lottie Moon's Letters and Other Writings”, p.224, Mercer University Press
“I begin to suspect that England is the most melancholy country in the world.”

Source : Natalia Ginzburg, Dick Davis (1989). “The Little Virtues”, p.21, Arcade Publishing

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