"The sick-room becomes the scene of intense convictions; and among these, none, it seems to me, is more distinct and powerful than that of the permanent nature of good, and the transient nature of evil."

-- Harriet Martineau

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“When you seek to dominate another you dominate no one but disempower yourself.”
“When I was growing up, I would try to sing out of key very consciously. I was probably afraid of trying too hard to do something beautiful, and then I just wasn't good enough. But I've learned that I was also on the outside - wanting more challenge by living in that more conventional world.”
“I can't imagine that anybody is as screwed up as I am.”
“I don't think I prefer writing for one age group above another. I am just as pleased with a story which I feel works well for very small children as I do with a story for young adults.”
“Shallow brooks murmur most, deep and silent slide away.”
“A lot of people over time have had this kind of pattern in their relationship with Bill Clinton. You first meet him and you're overwhelmed by his talent. He's so energetic and articulate and full of ideas and he calls himself a congenital optimist and that optimism is contagious.”
“I read On the Road in maybe 1959. It changed my life like it changed everyone else's.”
“Life is like any other contact sport; youâ€™re gonna get your knocks. But itâ€™s not the knocks that count, itâ€™s how you handle them. If you handle them with anger, distrust, jealousy, hate, this in return is what youâ€™re going to get. But if you handle these knocks with love and understanding, they donâ€™t mean much. They just dissipate.”

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