"She will remain sane and she will live as she was meant to live, richly and deeply, among others of her kind, in full possession and command of her gifts."

-- Michael Cunningham

#Kind Quotes #Possession Quotes #Command Quotes

“For the young, death is an enemy they wish to try their strength against. For those of us a little older, she is an old friend, an old lover, but one we are not eager to meet again soon.”
“Anxiety is the rust of life, destroying its brightness and weakening its power. A childlike and abiding trust in Providence is its best preventive and remedy.”
“I'm into classic games like Donkey Kong, and also collect vintage tour t-shirts - everything from Olivia Newton-John to Duran Duran. I've got a Chicago one worth $100.”
“Deep Listening is listening to everything all the time, and reminding yourself when you're not. But going below the surface too, it's an active process. It's not passive. I mean hearing is passive in that soundwaves hinge upon the eardrum. You can do both. You can focus and be receptive to your surroundings. If you're tuned out, then you're not in contact with your surroundings. You have to process what you hear. Hearing and listening are not the same thing.”
“The true sweetness of wine is one flavor”
“If youre not living awake to the fact the life can change in a dime, then youre living asleep...”
“I don't think I'd have done comedy if I was born eighty years ago I'd have been a lord. Shooting people that were on my land With a wig, yeah. And some crisps.”
“We do not have to improve ourselves; we just have to let go of what blocks our heart.”

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