"Truth has beauty, power, and necessity."

-- Sylvia Townsend Warner

“Our destiny is in the way we were born, in the way we were raised, in the sum of the three of us.”

Source : Eleanor Brown (2011). “The Weird Sisters”, p.27, Penguin
“That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex.”
“I've travelled around the UK a lot recently and have discovered that I really like trains. If you're in the quiet carriage, nobody can get hold of you and you can relax.”
“It could be anything, give a homeless guy a sandwich, help an old lady across the street like anything to make this world a better place. If everybody just did one good thing for another person like a selfless good deed just think about how much a better place this would be.”
“The things you don't have control over, you don't worry about. I have control over my attitude, my perception, how I do things, and you do the very best job you can. Other people have control over other things and you let them do their jobs.”
“I am content that the work that I've done is wonderful.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The people at the Café Lehmitz had a presence and a sincerity that I myself lacked. It was okay to be desperate, to be tender, to sit all alone or share the company of others. There was a great warmth and tolerance in this destitute setting.”
“Later in the day, a second verse became clear to my vision. It read: "Pray without ceasing."”

Source : Mary C. Neal, M.D. (2012). “To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story”, p.94, WaterBrook

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