"Woman has been the great unpaid laborer of the world."

-- Elizabeth Cady Stanton

#World Quotes #Laborers Quotes

“My fear, as a writer, is that I am a curiosity. That I can only bring you this peculiar condition from far away, from outside, and if you look at it then it will mean nothing. So, I have to pretend it's more than that. Horror writing lets me do that.”
“In your occupations, try to possess your soul in peace. It is not a good plan to be in haste to perform any action that it may be sooner over. On the contrary, you should accustom yourself to do whatever you have to do with tranquility, in order that you may retain the possession of yourself and of settled peace.”
“If you could have a famous writer, dead or alive, write an obituary for you and really puff you up to have been something you werenâ€™t, perhaps, or otherwise take liberties with your memory, what writer would you choose?”

Source : Padgett Powell (2010). “The Interrogative Mood”, p.22, Profile Books
“When you see a struggle that you may be having personally put on a big screen and in a roomful of people, then it makes you feel less crazy or alone, because you're seeing that other people are dealing with it too. You get to see in this imaginary scenario how people might try and answer some questions or deal with some problems.”
“The original Greek word for enthusiasm meant "to be filled with God." When we are "filled with God" we tend to lead on purpose.”

Source : Richard J. Leider (2008). “The Power of Purpose: Creating Meaning in Your Life and Work: Easyread Edition”, p.107, ReadHowYouWant.com
“Which tent is your favourite?" he asks. "The Ice Garden," Celia answers, without even pausing to consider. "Why is that?" Marco asks. "Because of the way it feels," she says. "It's like walking into a dream. As though it is someplace else entirely and not simply another tent...”
“One who is established in a comfortable posturewhile concentrating on the inner self alonenaturally becomes immersed in the spontaneousarising of the heart's ocean of bliss.”
“Jews lie as reflexively and unthinkingly as humans breathe.”

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