"I no longer knew whether it was raindrops or my own tears that were flowing down my cheeks, and I hated to have to drag along this relic of a sniveling child."

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Source : Ingrid Betancourt (2010). “Even Silence Has An End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle”, p.14, Hachette UK

Ingrid Betancourt

#Children Quotes #Tears Quotes #Raindrops Quotes

“Cal says that humans are made from the nuclear ash of dead stars. He says that when I die, I'll return to dust, glitter,rain. If thats true, I want to be buried right here under this tree. Its roots will reach into the soft mess of my body and suck me dry. I'll be re-formed as apple blossom. I'll drift down in the spring like confetti and cling to my family's shoes. They'll carry me in their pockets to help them sleep. What dreams will they have then?”
“Once 'Walk Two Moons' received the Newbery Medal, I decided to write full-time. Partly because there seemed to be an audience out there who wanted to read what I wanted to write, and partly because I could now support myself financially through writing.”
“Nora: "How do you feel?" Nick: "Terrible. I must've gone to bed sober.”

Source : "The Thin Man". Book by Dashiell Hammett, 1929.
“If he were on fire, he couldn't act as if he were burning. He can't out-act me on the big screen.”
“Success is in the journey, but the reward is the view from the top.”
“We should not confuse complete faith in God with complete faith in our ability to discern God's voice.”

Source : John Corvino (2013). “What's Wrong with Homosexuality?”, p.23, Oxford University Press
“Our world is incomplete until each one of us discovers what moves us - our passion. No other person can hear our calling. We must listen and act on it for ourselves.”

Source : Richard J. Leider (2008). “The Power of Purpose: Creating Meaning in Your Life and Work: Easyread Edition”, p.24, ReadHowYouWant.com
“When I was 18 I went to college for two years and didn't work for a year which was essential for me, because my identity had been so influenced by my being an actor and I think I just needed to discover what it was to be myself, divorced from all that responsibility.”

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