"To harbor no envy, no anger, no resentment against an offender is still not to have charity for him. It is possible, without any charity, to avoid rendering evil for evil. But to render, spontaneously, good for evil - such belongs to a perfect spiritual love."

-- Maximus the Confessor

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“In order to be creative you have to be allowed to fail.”

Source : "Bafta TV special/Julie Walters: Queen of the screen". Interview with Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. May 19, 2012.
“If your relationship to the present moment is not right - nothing can ever be right in the future - because when the future comes - it's the present moment.”
“Right, then, mate, terribly sorry for my unspeakable rudeness, and I do beg your pardon. I can only say that it was caused by my natural affront to the notion of her as my sister. Since I'll be shagging her tonight, you can imagine how I'd be distressed at the thought of rogering my sibling" "You shmuck! The only thing you'll be shagging tonight is yourself!" "You wanted sincerity, well, luv, I was sincere.”
“If you are leaping a ravine, the moment of takeoff is a bad time for considering alternative strategies... Do it in the 'closed' mode. But the moment the action is over, try to return to the 'open' mode... because in that mode we are the most aware, most receptive, most creative, and therefore at our most intelligent.”
“Whatever you wish for yourself today I'm wishing it doubled - in the nicest way! Have a Happy, Happy Birthday”
“You only really discover the strength of your spine when your back is against the wall.”
“Religion and science have a common ancestor - ignorance.”
“The clouds were disappearing rapidly, leaving the stars to die. The night dried up.”

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