"If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, donâ€™t hesitate. Give in to it."

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Source : Mary Oliver (2017). “Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver”, p.68, Penguin

Mary Oliver

#Giving Quotes #Joy Quotes #Feels Quotes

“Sure, it's easy to be upbeat when everything is going your way. Anyone can do that. It is far more important, however, to take a positive approach in circumstances that most people would view as negative.”
“Some mountaineers are proud of having done all their climbs without bivouac. How much they have missed ! And the same applies to those who enjoy only rock climbing, or only the ice climbs, onyl the ridges or faces. We should refuse none of the thousands and one joys that the mountains offer us at every turn. We should brush nothing aside, set no restrictions. We should experience hunger and thirst, be able to go fast, but also to go slowly and to contemplate.”
“I awoke one morning and found myself famous.”
“Just date people you like, then you're guaranteed to have fun.”
“After 50, the rock 'n' roll road is a little absurd. It's very difficult to play these little places. You're out there on a rickety old bus with no place to shower.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Beware of letting small faults pass unnoticed under the idea it is a little one. There are no little things in training children; all are important. Little weeds need plucking up as much as any. Leave them alone and they will soon be great.”
“Youth endures all things, kings and poetry and love. Everything but time.”

Source : James Crumley (2016). “The Last Good Kiss”, p.63, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
“I'm forever gonna miss the start to the finish, the rush of racing downhill.”

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