"It took me some time to learn that although every one secretly cherishes the ambition to be 'put in a book,' no one is ever satisfied with anything save incense, butter, and honey, unrelieved by salt or spice."

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Gertrude Atherton

#Book Quotes #Ambition Quotes #Spices Quotes

“Right now the whole world seems to be going through a dark night of the soul.”

Source : Flannery O'Connor (1988). “The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor”, p.175, Macmillan
“You wear nice clothes, you seek respect, you make a lot of money, but what's the point? It's all pointless. Of course, this kind of meaninglessness might suit this crappy nation. But, you see, we still have emotions like joy and happiness, right? They may not mount to much. But they fill up our emptiness. That's the only explanation I have.”
“This awful concept of underclass is really horrifying. You're not lower class, you are excluded - outside.”
“If you contemplate the Golden Rule, it turns out to be an injunction to live by grace rather than by what you think other people deserve.”
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”
“You are never stuck, unless you are choosing to stay there. You are never limited, unless you choose to limit yourself. You are never less than, unless you choose to see yourself this way. You will never fail, unless you choose failure as an option. You are powerful beyond belief!”
“Tolerance is you saying something crazy and me smiling and saying, 'That's nice.'”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“You can't close your eyes to the lies perpetrated by dangerous fools / 'cos they're handing out rules”

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