"The happy life does not mean loving what we possess, but possessing what we love." Possession of the beloved, St. Thomas holds, takes place in an act of cognition, in seeing, in intuition, in contemplation."

-- Josef Pieper

#Mean Quotes #Happy Life Quotes #Intuition Quotes

“I love my life, my family and my friends, and I'm drawn to 'relationship' novels because of their affirming focus on the power of love to heal wounds and transform lives.”

Source : Interview with Suzanne Fox, www.publishersweekly.com. January 28, 2002.
“A good writer always works at the impossible.There is another kind who pulls in his horizons, drops his mind as one lowers rifle sights.”
“Comfort is key. I need to make sure the cleat first my foot perfectly. Weight is important, too.”
“They say it's good to let your grudges go, but I don't know, I'm quite fond of my grudge. I tend it like a little pet.”
“A crowned queen was never treated with more reverence than I was by those whole-souled western boysâ€¦And for seventeen long years I was just their little sister, sharing both their news of joy and sorrow from home.”
“The feeling of being an underdog, not belonging, is very much me. You harbour a little feeling of resentment towards the 'upper dog'.”
“The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future.”

Source : Marya Mannes (1958). “More in Anger”
“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance.”

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