"The ability to laugh at life is right at the top, with love and communication, in the hierarchy of our needs. Humour has much to do with pain; it exaggerates the anxieties and absurdities we feel, so that we gain distance and through laughter, relief."

-- Sara Davidson

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“God is not an elusive dream or a phantom to chase, but a divine person to know. He does not avoid us, but seeks us. When we seek Him, the contact is instantaneous.”
“I really have been blessed and fortunate to have accomplished what I have. I hope to do this for a long time. It's such an enjoyable job. I love to do it.”
“I enjoy running, especially in a new city, so when Im on tour thats always a good option.”
“When bow-hunting, you find you get closer to the woodland critters. The flora and the forest floor becomes clearer. You look at things more closely. You're moreaware. You know the limited range of the bow is only 40 yards or so. You must try to outwait that approaching deer. Careful not to make the slightest movement or sound hoping that your scent won't suddenly waft his way. That's when you'll know for sure and appreciate deeply what bow-hunting is all about.”
“It really kind of looks like now that John Kerry is on his way to the presidential nomination. The only thing that can sink John Kerry now is an Al Gore endorsement.”
“Virtually every writer I know would rather be a musician.”
“The faultless formulas of television-the ones that last-are simple.”
“Enjoy the present hour, Be thankful for the past, And neither fear nor wish Th' approaches of the last.”

Source : Abraham Cowley (2013). “Cowley's Essays”, p.114, Cambridge University Press

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