"If our expectations, if our fondest prayers and dreams, are not realized then we should all bear in mind thatÂ the greatest glory of living lies not in never falling but in rising every time you fall."

-- Nelson Mandela

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“Compared to coal, which generates almost half the electricity in the United States, natural gas is indeed a cleaner, less polluting fuel. But compared to, say, solar, it's filthy. And of course there is nothing renewable about natural gas.”
“Now that spring is no longer to be recognised in blossoms or in new leaves on trees, I must look for it in myself. I feel the ice of myself cracking. I feel myself loosen and flow again, reflecting the world. That is what spring means.”

Source : David Malouf (2012). “An Imaginary Life”, p.60, Random House
“When the uniqueness of a place sings to us like a melody, then we will know, at last, what it means to be home”

Source : Paul Gruchow (1988). “The Necessity of Empty Places”
“It is far better to limit our choice to real permanencies, which do not require staking... and a general mixture throughout of dwarf shrubs, perennials and ground-covers, with bulbs... This has been called gardening in four layers, and I believe it to be the most satisfying form of gardening.”
“I have done research about people who think they're doing movements and people - like Madonna and professional dancers - who are actually 'performing' movements. The people who can connect and perform during their workout get results way above and beyond the people who are just going through the motions.”

Source : "Teeny, tiny body, anyone?". www.theguardian.com. January 2, 2009.
“On a bare branch a crow is perched - autumn evening”
“The hardest bits of my book to read were the easiest bits to write because they were the most immediate. Probably because I had never stopped thinking about them on some level. Those bits I was just channelling and those were the most exciting writing days. The bits I found harder were the bits that happen in between, you know, the rest of living. There were whole years, whole houses, that I just got rid of.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither of them work.”

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