"It is good to read the testimonies of Scripture; it is good to seek the Lord our God in them. As for me, however, I have already made so much of Scripture my own that I have more than enough to meditate on and turn over in my mind. I need no more . .. I know Christ, the poor crucified One."

-- Francis of Assisi

#Mind Quotes #Saint Quotes #Needs Quotes

“I used to think things were the way they are for a reason, that there was some hidden meaning. I used to think that this meaning governed the way the world was. But it's an illusion to think that there are good and bad reasons. Grammar is a lie to make us think that what we say is connected by a logic that you'll find if you study it, a lie that gone on for centuries. Because I now know that life just lurches between stability and instability and doesn't obey any law.”

Source : Delphine de Vigan (2010). “No and Me”, p.143, A&C Black
“Practice all movements slow and fast, soft and hard; the effectiveness of Jeet Kune-Do depends on split-second timing and reflexive action, which can be achieved only through repetitious practice.”
“Time ainâ€™t nothing, but time. Itâ€™s a verse with no rhyme, And it all come down to you. Â«El tiempo solo es tiempo. Es un verso sin rima, y todo depende de ti.Â»”
“When it's allowed to be free, love is what makes life alive, joyful and new.”
“I can drink a whole Hennessy fifth. Some call that a problem, but I call it a gift.”
“That's what [Frank] Sinatra did. He was the first artist to come out in a major way against anti-Semitism and racial bigotry. And those are huge things back in the 50s and 60s and 70s - and he was doing this in the 40s.”
“The secret of becoming a writer is to write, write and keep on writing.”
“I think of how each person in a marriage owes it to the other to find individual happiness, even in a shared life. That this is the only way to grow together, instead of apart.”

Source : Emily Giffin (2010). “Heart of the Matter: A Novel”, p.365, Macmillan

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