"When you're a kid it's people's cruelty that makes you cry, then when you're an adult it's their kindness."

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Source : Glen Duncan (2011). “The Last Werewolf (The Last Werewolf 1)”, p.281, Canongate Books

#Kindness Quotes #Kids Quotes #People Quotes

“LeBron James is the best player, hands down. He is easily moving into the territory of one of the best players of all time and may end up being the best player of all time.”

Source : "Steve Ballmer, Serena Williams Headline The Week In Sports". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. May 31, 2014.
“Enjoy your life today because yesterday had gone and tomorrow may never come”
“Sometimes men and women prefer the darkness to the light because they are attached to their sins. Nevertheless it is only by opening oneself to the light and only by sincerely confessing one's sins to God that one finds true peace and true joy. It is therefore important to receive the Sacrament of Penance regularly, especially during Lent, in order to receive the Lord's forgiveness and to intensify our process of conversion.”
“There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.”
“I continue to be disappointed that people don't try and diversify the kind of work they are doing in comics.”
“For the pride of trace and trail was his, and sick unto death, he could not bear that another dog should do his work.”
“We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.”
“Sure, I've gotten old. I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees... I've fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, and take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. I have bouts with dementia, poor circulation, hardly feel my hands or feet anymore, can't remember if I'm 85 or 92, but... thank God, I still have my Florida driver's license!”

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