"You never know who it's going to be, or what they'll bring, but whatever it is, it's always exactly what is needed."

--

Source : Ruth Ozeki (2013). “My Year of Meats”, p.261, Canongate Books

Ruth Ozeki

“There are, of course, two kinds of suffering, that which has a reward and that which doesn't.”

Source : Jennifer James (1987). “Windows”, Newmarket Press
“It's strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book.”
“It is time to bring down the volume and bring up the program.”
“There will be no universal peace until the Prince of Peace appears.”
“It's a shame that people are resisting vetting programs that would actually just keep out those who want to do us harm.”
“The average personality re-shapes frequently, every few years even our bodies undergo a complete overhaul-desirable or not, it is a natural thing that we should change.”
“She seemed to belong to that pagan, primitive kingdom of birds and forests where everything was infinitely abundant, wild, blooming, and royal in its perpetual decay, death, and rebirth; illicit and clashing with the human world.”

Source : Jerzy Kosinski (2007). “The Painted Bird”, p.70, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“My calling, as one imperfect human, is to celebrate and uphold life every time I get the chance.”

Source : "Abortion and Reverence for Life: Grappling with My Father’s ‘Other Job’" by Victoria Moran, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 20, 2011.

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