"A drowning person doesn't rescue herself."

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Source : Julie Schumacher (2008). “Black Box”, p.116, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Julie Schumacher

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“For the longest time I was brought up listening to only two genres of music, pop and rock. So in the past few years I've been trying to expand my interests because I think that you can only write to the extent of your knowledge, and if your knowledge is limited you can't write past that.”
“Holiness has never been the driving force of the majority. It is, however, mandatory for anyone who wants to enter the kingdom.”
“Every ball went exactly where I wanted it to go until the ball that got me out”
“My inspiration is life. My family, my friends, travelling, books, music, love, food, fashion. What inspires you?”
“One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine.”

Source : In Aphorisms from his Bedside Teachings (1961) p. 105
“When Paris Hilton can top the bestsellers' lists, we are one more Connect Four move closer to Armageddon.”
“Being kind is the most important thing Ive ever been taught. Thats what my parents always told me - more important than ambition or success is being kind to people. The cornerstone of my life. What I aspire to is to be kind.”
“There are people who take the heart out of you, and there are people who put it back.”

Source : "The Ivory and the Horn: A Newford Collection". Book by Charles de Lint, 1995.

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