"I thought about how love was always the thing that did that - smashed into you, left you raw. The deeper you loved, the deeper it hurt."

-- Wally Lamb

#Hurt Quotes #It Hurts Quotes #Deeper Quotes

“Smashing heads does not open minds.”
“It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own.”
“The people who are taking these loans because it's the only way they can afford their house are exposing themselves to a lot of risk. They're not saving money and they're not building equity, which means they could find themselves in a scenario where they owe more money than their house is worth.”
“I am graven on the palms of His hands. I am never out of His mind. All my knowledge of Him depends on His sustained initiative in knowing me. I know Him, because He first knew me, and continues to know me. He knows me as a friend, One who loves me; and there is no moment when His eye is off me, or His attention distracted for me, and no moment, therefore, when His care falters.”

Source : J. I. Packer, Carolyn Nystrom (2009). “Knowing God Devotional Journal: A One-Year Guide”, p.7, InterVarsity Press
“Love is an emotion. It can't be seen or touched, and it is experienced differently by everyone, therefore it is difficult to measure.”

Source : "Ask a grown-up: how do we measure love?" by Marian Keyes, www.theguardian.com. May 11, 2013.
“I drink alone. Yeah, with nobody else. You know when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself.”

Source : Song: I Drink Alone
“You can handle anything if you think you can. Just keep your cool and your sense of humor.”
“I love to read different books on completely different subjects at the same time. I cannot focus on one. I read a few pages of literature, then I jump to philosophy and at the same time I'm reading biographies of Mahler.”

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