"Do not start a story unless you have an ending in mind. You can change the story's ending if you wish, but you should always have a destination."

-- Gene Wolfe

#Mind Quotes #Wish Quotes #Stories Quotes

“One thing I was thinking about is that they probably get their come-uppance about the same percentage that people in real life do. Basically, stealing for all practical purposes might as well be legal in New York.”
“A scientist is an unlikely character to put at the center of a movie.”
“Look, my philosophy in life is expect nothing and everything is a bonus.”
“There was no equal pay law when I started working. I was no different to any other woman in any other job at the time.”
“Time has an undertaking establishment on every block and drives his coffin nails faster than the steam riveters rivet or the stenographers type or the tickers tick out fours and eights and dollar signs and ciphers.”
“Matte or satin sheen scuffs up very easily. So, unless you have it professionally done, definitely paint shelves or cabinets with something with a higher sheen.”
“How we preserve time for family is one of the most significant issues we face in most cultures.”
“St. Teresa of Avila wrote: 'All difficulties in prayer can be traced to one cause: praying as if God were absent.' This is the conviction that we bring with us from early childhood and apply to everyday life and to our lives in general. It gets stronger as we grow up, unless we are touched by the Gospel and begin the spiritual journey. This journey is a process of dismantling the monumental illusion that God is distant or absent.”

Source : Thomas Keating (2014). “Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit”, p.5, Lantern Books

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