"Writing books is a nice retreat. There's nothing quite like diving into a book for a few hours. That is a big time vacation."

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Source : Interview with Royal Young, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 30, 2012.

Padgett Powell

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“Biology makes us Mothers & Fathers, whats in the heart makes us Mom's and Dad's”
“Our typical Western diet is full of inflammatory fats - saturated fats, trans fats, too many omega-6, inflammatory, processed vegetable oils like soy and corn oils. These increase IGF-1 and stimulate pimple follicles.”

Source : "Acne: Are Milk and Sugar the Causes?" by Mark E. Hyman, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 12, 2011.
“Desire is the root of selfishness; clear your heart of desire and be selfless. Selflessness is the key to inner peace.”
“Mature people transmit to young people a certain wisdom that comes from maturity, but young people are close to a more intuitive wisdom, and they can give that back to older people who have lost it to their maturation.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“The problem in Syria, I think, is that when there is so much violence, there is not only very little chance to create spaces for liberation, but also all talk is quickly swallowed up by it. People are trying to keep their heads down because they are being bombarded all the time.”
“Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross Domestic Product. attr to Buthan's King Jigme Singye Wangchuck”
“Wall Street, the banks, and corporate America, has been able to call the shots here. They control our members of Congress and they get what they want.”
“The worth of the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it.”

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