"Christmas is a rare occasion when we are reminded that we have obligations to people we did not choose to be related to, and that love is not just a spontaneous feeling but something we sometimes really have to work at, with people we may not even much like."

-- Julian Baggini

#Love Is Quotes #People Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“Film is truth 24 times a second, and every cut is a lie,”
“Time pulses from the afternoon like blood from a serious wound.”

Source : Hilma Wolitzer (2013). “In the Palomar Arms: A Novel”, p.8, Open Road Media
“Every person is different and has a different contribution to make. No one is destined to fail.”

Source : Twitter post from Dec 31, 2015
“I don't profess to be profound; but I do lay claim to common sense.”
“We fear not the truth, even if it be gloomy, but its counterfeit.”
“You enter the forest at the darkest point, where there is no path. Where there is a way or path, it is someone else's path. You are not on your own path. If you follow someone else's way, you are not going to realize your potential.”
“I surrender my anxiety and my sense of urgency. I allow God to guide me in the pacing of my life. I open my heart to God's timing. I release my deadlines, agendas, and stridency to the gentle yet often swift pacing of God. As I open my heart to God's unfoldings, my heart attains peace. As I relax into God's timing, my heart contains comfort. As I allow God to set the tone and schedule of my days, I find myself in the right time and place, open and available to God's opportunities.”

Source : Julia Cameron (1997). “Heart Steps”, p.48, Penguin
“Whenever you have something nice someone will try to ruin it.”

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