"Like, shopping, in a way, has the same dynamic as smoking. Because what happens in shopping is, you're bored, you're frustrated, you have this negative emotion and instead of letting the emotion play out, be honest, confronting it, and letting yourself feel pain, you go buy something that takes you out of yourself and feels fun and exciting. But you have to go back to yourself."

-- Susan Shapiro

#Fun Quotes #Pain Quotes #Bored Quotes

“You should be smart enough to know that you don't know everything. But you have to believe in yourself. I certainly do.”
“I'm not really a femme fatale.”

Source : Interview with Barbara Walters, abcnews.go.com. August 1, 2008.
“I'm praying we don't go to war with Iraq. If we do, I may have to go back to work earlier.”
“Justin turned to give her one of his cool, unsmiling looks. Butterflies fluttered in her throat. She'd be very careful, Serena decided, as if she were walking through a minefield. "What are you thinking?" "About bombs," she answered blandly, "deadly camoflaged bombs." She gave him a quick,innocent grin. "Are we going to eat soon? I'm starving.”
“As we grow detached from things, we come (with God's help) to master our desires, and we give the mastery over to God. Discipline and divine grace heal the intellect and the will of the effects of concupiscence. We can begin to see things clearly.”

Source : Scott Hahn (2005). “Lord, Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession”, p.130, Image
“All great poetry is dipped in the dyes of the heart ...”
“Who you are is always enough. If your partner wants something different, it does not reflect upon you, but upon their needs and fantasies.”
“We exist to exhibit God, to display his glory. We serve as canvases for his brush stroke, papers for his pen, soil for his seeds, glimpses of his image.”

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