"I was afraid and did not know what I feared, which is the worst kind of fear."

-- Robertson Davies

#Fear Quotes #Kind Quotes #Worst Quotes

“Animals have come to mean so much in our lives. We live in a fragmented and disconnected culture. Politics are ugly, religion is struggling, technology is stressful, and the economy is unfortunate. What's one thing that we have in our lives that we can depend on? A dog or a cat loving us unconditionally , every day, very faithfully.”
“Smooth sailing is what I hope for. No, I'm okay with no big ups, no big downs, it's all right. Just go full steam ahead, all things well and good, yeah. I mean as a family man, all you want is, as a dad, pure happiness for your kids, that's a universal parent thing. Yeah, that's it, that's my dream, happy kids.”
“Yeah, September 11 happened and all my friends were like, 'Let's join the military!' and I was the only one who actually did.”

Source : "Adam Driver, boy among girls". Interview with Keely Weiss, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 13, 2012.
“Pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy; it reproduces itself by crippling our willingness to act.”
“These are things that I continue to enjoy speaking about. The woods. Boats. Greeks. I think the real heart of it, is really being in love with these Dutch paintings over the last several years.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Peace is an awareness of reserves from beyond ourselves, so that our power is not so much in us as through us. Peace is the gift, not of volitional struggle, but of spiritual hospitality.”
“Sometimes not talking is effortless, and other times itâ€™s more exhausting than lifting pianos.”

Source : Steve Toltz (2008). “A Fraction of the Whole”, p.329, Spiegel & Grau
“I do have to earn a living, so I'm conscious of probable reactions from readers, but the most important one is still the awareness that if I'm not enjoying a story, the reader won't either.”

Source : Interview with Ann Bruns, www.bookreporter.com. January 17, 2003.

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