"I keep writing children’s books, I keep making children’s books, because I still have them inside of me."

-- Oliver Jeffers

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“Hands have their own language.”

Source : Simon van Booy (2014). “The Secret Lives of People in Love”, p.106, Oneworld Publications
“There is no man on earth who can give a final judgment on what the most beautiful shape may be. Only God knows.”

Source : "Mathematics, Education and Philosophy: An International Perspective". Book by Paul Ernest, 1994.
“A modern writer likens coquettes to those hunters who do not eat the game which they have successfully pursued.”
“While I've found many of the religious shows I've viewed over the years not to be to my liking, or in line with my own beliefs, I've never considered it my place to exert any greater type of censorship than changing the channel, or better yet - turning off the TV completely.”
“The fortunate one uses the instrument of deep meditation and probes deep into his heart. Then the waves of love gain the depth of the ocean, and the ocean of love flows and fills the heart and thrills every particle of being. Every wave of life then flows in the fullness of love, in the fullness of divine glory, in the fullness of grace, in bliss and peace.”
“They're going to come to me and they're going to say numbers for three years and I'm going to use my division and if it sounds good when I hear it, then I'll take it. But I'm not going to say I'll take less (than the max) . . . Put it this way. I won't take a BMW from somebody when I know I can get a Maybach from somewhere else.”
“Because failure isn't an option if success is just a matter of more effort.”

Source : W. Bruce Cameron (2010). “A Dog's Purpose: A Novel for Humans”, p.222, Macmillan
“I am a creative artist. I have the ability to radiate. Lifting my arms above me, I soar above the earth. Lowering my arms, I continue to soar. In the air moving around my head and shoulders, I experience the power of thoughts. In the air moving around my chest, I experience the power of feelings. In the air moving around my legs and feet, I experience the power of will. I am that”

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