"[Eric:] "I'm hoping that the more you see me, the more I'll grow on you." [Sookie:] "Like a fungus?"

-- Charlaine Harris

#Eric Quotes #Fungi Quotes #Sookie Stackhouse Quotes

“I ride horses once in a while, but Im no expert. I hold on for dear life.”
“Eating disorders are like a gun that's formed by genetics, loaded by a culture and family ideals, and triggered by unbearable distress.”

Source : Aimee Liu (2011). “Restoring Our Bodies, Reclaiming Our Lives: Guidance and Reflections on Recovery from Eating Disorders”, p.4, Shambhala Publications
“In the circle where I was raised, I knew of no one knowledgeable in the visual arts, no one who regularly attended musical performances, and only two adults other than my teachers who spoke without embarrassment of poetry and literature â€” both of these being women. As far as I can recall, I never heard a man refer to a good or a great book. I knew no one who had mastered, or even studied, another language from choice. And our articulate, conscious life proceeded without acknowledgement of the preceding civilisations which had produced it.”
“I think we have to be more proactive in the people we invite to come and speak in school.”
“There's an ancient bond that still exists today between horses and humans, it is even there with people that have never ridden a horse or been around horses. The horse is what settled the entire west. If it werenâ€™t for the horse theyâ€™d probably be only a couple hundred miles from where they started. A lot of people donâ€™t realize how much they owe the horse because itâ€™s not so much a part of our culture right now as it used to be.”
“People who take the risk make a tremendous discovery: The more things you care about, and the more intensely you care, the more alive you are. This capacity for caring can illuminate any relationship: marriage, family, friendships-even the ties of affection that often join humans and animals. Each of us is born with some of it, but whether we let it expand or diminish is largely up to us. To care, you have to surrender the armor of indifference. You have to be willing to act, to make the first move.”
“The hardest part about directing is getting everyone on the same page.”
“Just for today, allow yourself to embrace all that you are every moment. Know that you are a vessel of light. Allow yourself to release all doubts about your ability, the mistakes of the past, the fear of the future.”

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