"I missed Rosaleen's snoring the way you'd miss the sound of the ocean waves after you've gotten used to sleeping with them. I didn't realize how it had comforted me. Quiteness has a strange, spongy hum that can nearly break your eardrums."

-- Sue Monk Kidd

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“In every age the vilest specimens of human nature are to be found among demagogues.”
“Faith minus vulnerability is fundamentalism”
“. . . if you close your eyes and begin to feel your breath, it will instantly become deeper and slower, and your mind will become calmer. Then gradually you'll become aware of your body, or more precisely the subtle sense of energy inside and around your body. At that moment, you exist as Energy-Consciousness, not as names, jobs, duties, roles, desires, and so on.”
“A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.”
“Brooklyn is kind of my writer's retreat.”
“Each one of us is God's special work of art. Through us, He teaches and inspires, delights and encourages, informs and uplifts all those who view our lives.”
“I'm really exciting. I smile a lot, I win a lot, and I'm really sexy.”
“I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold but I don't think I was really paying attention at that time.”

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