"You deal with mythological stuff for a few years, you learn that paradises are usually places where you get killed."

-- Rick Riordan

#Years Quotes #Paradise Quotes #Stuff Quotes

“Despair makes a despicable figure, and descends from a mean original. 'Tis the offspring of fear, of laziness and impatience; it argues a defect of spirit and resolution, and oftentimes of honesty, too. I would not despair unless I saw misfortune recorded in the book of fate, and signed and sealed by necessity.”
“To me India is a land of beauty and generosity, of traditional hospitality and the acceptance of many cultures.”
“Don't blame yourself, or worry. Neither does a bit of good.”
“I could not bounce back from my divorce - emotionally - I just could not bounce back. With any bad situations Iâ€™d experienced before - a bad game or my two previous divorces - I got over them. This time I just could not get out of the hole. The anxiety attacks were frequent and extensive. I had weight loss, which Iâ€™d never had before. I couldnâ€™t stop crying. And if I wasnâ€™t crying, I was angry, bitter, hateful and mean-spirited. I couldnâ€™t sleep - couldnâ€™t concentrate. It just got crazy.”
“People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far.”
“The shortest definition of religion: interruption.”
“Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value.”
“but as God said, crossing his legs, I see where I have made plenty of poets but not so very much poetry.”

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