"Fear," the doctor said, "is the relinquishment of logic, the willing relinquishing of reasonable patterns. We yield to it or we fight it, but we cannot meet it halfway."

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Source : Shirley Jackson (2006). “The Haunting of Hill House”, p.110, Penguin

Shirley Jackson

#Fighting Quotes #Doctors Quotes #Yield Quotes

“When you look at pornography, the women become objects, whereas what I'm trying to do is make the person in the photograph as important as their body. And obviously, I like tits and arse, because I just do. I like the sex of taking photographs.”
“I get bored really easily. I get bored with people really easily. I get bored with routine easily. I donâ€™t like things that are average, or normal. I care if I have the best â€“ in the world about that - just wanting that great light that everybody looks at and goes â€˜Ahhhâ€™. I feel like thatâ€™s what Iâ€™ve found in my partner.”
“Control what I hold and of course be the boss of myself, no-one else will bring my wealth.”

Source : Song: A Job Ain't Nuthin' But Work
“There is no such thing as a self made spiritual leader. He is able to influence others spiritually only because the Spirit is able to work in and through him to a greater degree than in those he leads.”
“I went into rehab to save my marriage, but I wound up saving myself.”
“Not being heard is no reason for silence.”
“I am not at all computer literate in real life. I haven't yet found a reason to be. Once I find a reason why I need to be on the Internet, then I will be.”
“Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence”

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