"An emotion is a thought, yes, an idea, but it is also a sensation, an ache in your body. Desire, love, hate, fear, repulsion - you feel these things in your muscle and bones, not just in your mind."

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Source : William Landay (2012). “Defending Jacob: A Novel”, p.209, Delacorte Press

William Landay

#Hate Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Mind Quotes

“I worked eight hours a day just so I could get into the college of my dreams and say that I got in - and I never went.”
“It's fun to be almost grown up in some ways, but it's not the kind of fun I expected, Marilla. There's so much to learn and do and think that there isn't time for big words.”
“Many good American companies have respect for individuals, and practice Kaizen and other TPS {Toyota Production System} tools. But what is important is having all of the elements together as a system. It must be practiced every day in a very consistent mannerâ€“not in spurtsâ€“in a concrete way on the shop floor.”
“You cannot warm the hearts of people with God's love if they have an empty stomach and cold feet.”
“The thing is that oftentimes, we want to be everything all at once. We want to be strong and mature, and God wants that for us, too. But just like that flowerpot had to sit in the sun and receive water day after day, we have to sit in God's presence every day, too.”
“I waver between a cop-out agnostic and principled atheism”
“Beauty is an expression of that rapture of being alive.”
“I use a lot more chords than most organists and I'm careful to phrase them with the guitar.”

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