"Sometimes I think I'd rather be frightened than bored. At least when you're frightened you know you're alive."

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Source : John Marsden (1998). “A Killing Frost”, p.12, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

John Marsden

#Thinking Quotes #Bored Quotes #Alive Quotes

“I don't think of myself as a terribly confident person. But I have a survival mechanism that was instilled in me by my mother.”
“He's put on weight and I've lost it, and vice versa.”
“I strongly believe in that saying, "People don't care what you know until they know that you care." That's been my goal and objective - to love people well. That's something I can bring to this community.”

Source : Source: www.beliefnet.com
“Change happens through movement and movement heals.”
“When we point to obstacles we inhibit progress. When we offer solutions we advance.”
“I don't just use yarn from a store. I buy old sweaters from consignment shops. The older the better, and unravel them. There are countries of women in this scarf/shawl/blanket. Soon it will be big enough to keep me warm.”
“I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens”
“Make joy and happiness the center of your world.”

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