"I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace."

-- Helen Keller

#Death Quotes #Wisdom Quotes #Peace Quotes

“It doesn't ever occur to you, as you fashion your mask so carefully, that it will grow into your skin and graft itself, come to seem irremovable.”

Source : Claire Messud (2013). “The Woman Upstairs”, p.25, Vintage
“Cloud walking. I like that. And yeah, that's exactly how you make me feel. Like my feet will never touch the ground.”
“I came from a lot of intolerance and prejudice, which aren't necessarily healthy to evolve as a human.”
“Why was I chosen?' 'Such questions cannot be answered,' said Gandalf. 'You may be sure that it was not for any merit that others do not possess. But you have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.”
“There is absolutely no difference between religion and politics at all in Jesus' time. In other words, every seemingly religious word that came out of Jesus' mouth had very clear and unmistakable political connotations to it.”
“Stubbornness destroys good advice.”
“If you know why you fall in love, you aren't in love”
“I write for the people I grew up with. I took extreme pains for my book to not be a native informant. Not: 'This is Dominican food. This is a Spanish word.' I trust my readers, even non-Spanish ones.”

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