"The worst of it is over now, and I can't say that I am glad. Lose that sense of loss--you have gone and lost something else."

-- Amy Hempel

#Loss Quotes #Gone Quotes #Lost Quotes

“Nearly all of our disasters come from a few fools having the courage of their convictions.”
“Um, yeah. I guess lying around reading books all day doesn't do much for physical endurance.”

Source : Amy Plum (2012). “Until I Die”, p.7, Harper Collins
“Polemical debates happen all the time in France.”
“We are all jellyfish, too pitiful and too afraid of being disliked to be honest.”
“I think you have to earn beauty. You can use it or abuse it however you want when you`re young. It`s a God-given gift. You have a visiting card - you can go into any room and someone will come and talk to you. But I`ve always thought from very early on that you have to be careful with that - not being vain or narcissistic. Have fun, but don`t be obsessed with it.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it.”
“If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force.”
“I have 3 kids and a cat and a busy, noisy house. I get more time to relax when I'm working.”

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