"Loss either teaches you to persist in the face of suffering, or hardens you into a bitter cynic. Sometimes, it does a little of both."

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Source : "Somebody to Love? A Rock-and-Roll Memoir". Book by Grace Slick and Andrea Cagan, 1998.

Grace Slick

#Loss Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Doe Quotes

“I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves.”
“I'm always surprised when large numbers of people buy my books.”
“Libraries are magical places. There's nothing quite like strolling the hushed aisles, letting your eye rove along dimly lit shelves. Each spine, each title, seems to beckon with a promise of incredible wonders, surprises, and adventures.”
“...most of the time, all you have is the moment, and the imperfect love of the people around you.”
“The glory that was Lincoln's never died when he was slain.”
“Do you know that I was the anchor on the 'CBS Morning Show?' And my newsman was Walter Cronkite.”
“We are in the position of the man who has only two ambitions in life. One is to invent the universal solvent which will dissolve any solid substance, and the second is to invent the universal container which will hold any liquid. Whatever this inventor does, he will be frustrated.”
“I have to wear six pairs of speedos when I run.”

Source : "Leading Mannequins" by Molly Young, www.gq.com. April 11, 2012.

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