"It seems to me that since I've had children, I've grown richer and deeper. They may have slowed down my writing for a while, but when I did write, I had more of a self to speak from."

-- Anne Tyler

#Family Quotes #Children Quotes #Writing Quotes

“The world supports a multi-million dollar industry of intelligence and ability research, but it devotes virtually nothing to determine why this intelligence is squandered by engaging in amazing, breathtaking acts of stupidity.”
“Outsourcing was the bogeyman of the 90s. Protectionists portrayed it as an evil that would take American jobs away. Yes, some jobs did go offshore as people feared, but it made the global economic pie grow bigger.”
“A certain excessiveness seems a necessary element in all greatness.”
“We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like.”
“Detached forgivenessâ€”there is a reduction in negative feelings toward the offender, but no reconciliation takes place. Limited forgivenessâ€”there is a reduction in negative feelings toward the offender, and the relationship is partially restored, though there is a decrease in the emotional intensity of the relationship. Full forgivenessâ€”there is a total cessation of negative feelings toward the offender, and the relationship is fully restored.”
“If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em.”
“Do not criticize any other martial arts or speak ill of others, as it will surely come back to you. The mountain does not laugh at the river because it is lowly, nor does the river speak ill of the mountain because it can not move.”
“I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies.”

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