"Many of them [people who escaped religion] recounted both the terror and the relief they felt after leaving religion behind. Terror at realizing there was no longer an imaginary friend; relief that no one was looking over their shoulder any more. Several described the experience as similar to that of a child learning to go to sleep without a favorite teddy bear. Others described it as simply growing up or outgrowing the need for the imaginary friends of childhood."

-- Darrel Ray

#Children Quotes #Growing Up Quotes #Sleep Quotes

“He had learned long ago that, in general, the easier it was for anxious patients to reach him, the less likely they were to call. (107)”
“He is wise that can make a friend of a foe.”

Source : John Ray (1818). “A compleat collection of English proverbs. To which is added, A collection of English words not generally used. Repr. verbatim from the ed. of 1768”, p.195
“I think as long as you're not being malicious and you're not hurting people then you should not be ashamed of what you do.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“...in life it is often the tiny details that end up being the most important.”
“Art, we are told, is a criterion of one's taste. How humiliating, should our taste turn out to be bad. Rather as though we were caught stark naked with a poor figure.”
“There is a vast difference between merely knowing about Christ and actually knowing Him-the difference between heaven and hell.”
“Love like there's no tomorrow; live like there's no yesterday. We're forgiven; now go love people like we believe it”
“If you're not living a life on the edge you're taking up too much space! ... You learn the most when you're out of your comfort zone!”

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