"What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have."

“Not everyone is capable of madness; and of those lucky enough to be capable, not many have the courage for it.”

“You've always lived here, right?" Sarah asked. "Except for the years I went to college." "Didn't you ever want to move away? To experience something new?" "Like bistros?" She nudged him playfully with her elbow. "No, not just that. Cities have a vibrancy, a sense of excitement that you can't find in a small town." "I don't doubt it. But to be honest, I've never been interested in things like that. I don't need those things to make me happy. A nice quiet place to unwind at the end of the day, beautiful views, a few good friends. What else is there?”

“Sometimes the world is so much sicker than the inmates of its institutions.”

Source : Joanne Greenberg (2009). “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden: A Novel”, p.10, Macmillan

“How I like to be liked, and what I do to be liked!”

“POLICE, n. An armed force for protection and participation.”

“Neglecting to broaden their view has kept some people doing one thing all their lives.”

“I think different religions are different doors to the same house. Sometimes I think the house exists, and sometimes I don’t. It’s the great mystery. (Steve Jobs)”

“Love is a true unconditional space to me. To love someone or to be loved is to be seen, and I think, gosh, as humans, all we want is to be seen, to be heard, right? To be valued. To be respected. But mostly just to be held in a safe, unconditional space.”

Source : "Ballamy Young, Star of the Hit Show, Scandal, on Yoga, Meditation and Pain". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.