"[On writing her first poem at age eight:] An ode to my dead mother and father, who were both alive and pretty pissed off."

-- Judith Viorst

#Mother Quotes #Children Quotes #Father Quotes

“Not thinking critically, I assumed that the successful prayers were proof that God answers prayer while the failures were proof that there was something wrong with me.”

Source : Dan Barker (1992). “Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist”, Freedom from Religion Fndtn
“giving up doesn't always mean your weak sometimes your just strong enough to let go”
“Falling didn't bother me. I could fall forever and not be hurt. It's stopping that's the problem.”
“I mean I'm not smarter than the market, but I can recognize a good tape and a bad tape. I recognize when it's right and when it's wrong and that's what my strength is.”
“Oh, forgive me. Shaking hands with me is an unpleasant experience. My hands are no longer hands.”
“I sometimes think God allows Great Britain to be unprincipled for the good of mankind.”
“There's no healthy life possible without some sensual feeling between the husband and wife, but there's nothing in the world more awful than married life when it's the only common ground.”
“We all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are.”

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