"Being good felt like a heavy coat, so I took it off."

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Source : Naomi Shihab Nye (2008). “Habibi”, p.198, Simon and Schuster

Naomi Shihab Nye

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“Sporadic thoughts will pop into my head and I'll have to go write something down, and the next thing you know I've written a whole song in an hour.”
“Stress is the spice of life.”

Source : hans selye (1974). “stress without distress”
“The next president of the United States needs to figure one thing out quickly - how to be commander in chief. And I think I could do that.”
“Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.”
“I have been in my fair share of both onscreen and off screen fights.”
“Your soul is the whole world.”
“Some people say that suicide is a sin, but I have never believed that. I say it's God's way of calling certain folks home early. It's much nicer than an awful accident, where the rest of us are left wondering if the person really wanted to go.”

Source : Faith Sullivan (2011). “The Cape Ann: A Novel”, p.296, Broadway Books
“Conscience tells us that we ought to do right, but it does not tell us what right is - that we are taught by God's word.”

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