"Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God."

-- Karl Barth

#Happiness Quotes #Laughter Quotes #Humor Quotes

“Anne DeGrace is a gifted story teller and Far From Home contains some of her most intriguing characters. Thoroughly enjoyable.”
“One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled.”
“I genuinely believed no one would want to marry me. I am difficult to live with. I'm selfish, quite weird and I need time on my own to think - and then I work all night long. That is difficult for someone to deal with. And it would drive me mad - I could never be my own girlfriend!”
“I don't like money actually, but it quiets the nerves.”
“This Western culture of ours tends to sacrifice the full range of experience to a lower common denominator that's acceptable to more people; we end up with McDonald's instead of real food, Holiday Inns instead of homes, and USA Today instead of news and cultural analysis. And we do that with the rest of our lives.”
“It's an old story, really: seduced and corrupted, in the end, by an obsessive love for the text.”
“This world is given as the prize for the man in earnest.”
“Whether via social media or in person, building your relationships is a long-term process, and the ultimate goal is to strengthen your network one person at a time.”

Source : "The Power of 'No'” by Raymond J. Arroyo, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 9, 2012.

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