"The illusion is an agreement between the reader and writer that this [story] will be like life. The emotional temperature drops when you have footnotes."

-- John Updike

#Emotional Quotes #Agreement Quotes #Stories Quotes

“Your inner glow comes from the light of God, and your light can never be extinguished or soiled. You are eternally bright and beautiful.”

Source : Twitter post from Jul 24, 2016
“Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.”

Source : Hannah More (1840). “The Miscellaneous Works of Hannah More”, p.639
“I have made revenue collection a frontline institution because it is the one which can emancipate us from begging. If we can get about 22% of GDP we should not need to disturb anybody asking for aid; instead of coming here to bother you, give me this, give me this, I shall come here to greet you, to trade with you.”
“Corporations are mandated, in effect, to 'grow or die,' a rule also called 'the growth imperative.'”
“A broken wing simply means, you have to find another way to fly. Have a wonderful day people.”
“All stress is ultimately related to loss or the fear of loss.”
“Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes depression. It meets a thousand petty humiliations and hardships. Climbing out of poverty by your own efforts that is something on which to pride yourself but poverty itself is romanticized by fools.”
“Old and sick, more than one hundred years Face haggard, hair white, I'm happy to still live in the mountains A cloth covered phantom watching the years flow by Why envy people with clever ways of living?”

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