"The madness of depression is, generally speaking, the antithesis of violence. It is a storm indeed, but a storm of murk. Soon evident are the slowed-down responses, near paralysis, psychic energy throttled back close to zero. Ultimately, the body is affected and feels sapped, drained."

-- William Styron

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“When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.”
“Jeb Bush cheated on his diet and had a fried Snickers bar, pork on a stick, and a beer. Jeb Bush said he ate it so at least he could see some of his numbers go up.”
“What's your favorite part of me?”
“You have to have courage to be obedient to God.”
“It was like he was in a contest to see who could do the least work, only he was the only contestant.”

Source : Catherine Gilbert Murdock (2007). “Dairy Queen”, p.25, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Fortunately, I've also been an electrician, and that's a happy memory for me.”
“Everything in this life is only a glimpse of the real thing. Love, beauty, pleasure, even pain in its true essence is only in the next.”
“....the designer must be able to see - make a concentrated effort to absorb the essence of the project. Seeing is a very difficult thing to do. Most people "look" at a lot of thing but never "see" anything. Looking is emotional; seeing is an intellectual process.”

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