"An absolute condition of all successful living, whether for an individual or a nation, is the acceptance of death."

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Source : Freya Stark (2013). “Perseus In The Wind: A Life of Travel”, p.45, Tauris Parke Paperbacks

Freya Stark

#Death Quotes #Acceptance Quotes #Successful Quotes

“When I die, I hope they don't cremate me 'cuz I'll burn forever.”
“Life is an adventure in forgiveness.”

Source : Norman Cousins (1989). “Head First: The Biology of Hope and the Healing Power of the Human Spirit”, Penguin Group USA
“I am undefinable. I don't fit into any particular category.”

Source : "Rufus Wainwright's got a full plate". Interview with J.D. Considine, beta.theglobeandmail.com. April 17, 2012.
“I have a lot of experience with making fake helmets out of foil.”
“Being close ain't good enough.”
“Landscape shapes culture”
“Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret. But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.”
“Insincerity in a man's own heart must make all his enjoyments, all that concerns him, unreal; so that his whole life must seem like a merely dramatic representation.”

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