"But what is it that makes a person want to stay here on this earth anyway, and go on suffering the most awful pain just for the sake of getting to stay? I used to think it was because people fear death. But now I think it is because people can't bear saying goodbye."

-- Cynthia Rylant

#Goodbye Quotes #Pain Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I believe the equal rights amendment is a necessity of life for all citizens. The cabinet sometimes felt that I shouldn't be so outspoken.”
“I never lost my faith...But like all modern Catholics, I felt for a time that I had outgrown the church. Now it is a bone of contention in my soul that I did not share my faith with my kids, as my parents did with me. It was a source of grace when I needed it. I have been greatly nurtured and inspired by my faith.”
“You can never, never have too many books”
“I spend my day trying to make myself as happy and relaxed as I can be. If I have positions going against me, I get right out; if they are going for me, I keep them.”
“My favorite wines are Zinfandels.”
“I do not work within the confines of any realm. I work in the unique moment of duration.”
“My mother was the worst kind of stage mother. She would make me and my younger sister and brother little duckling costumes and put us in kiddie shows.”
“I've always loved animals and I always thought that they were, if not better, then the absolute equal of any two legged creature that God ever created.”

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