"Disagreement is not necessarily a reason to head for Splitsville. In fact, a relationship without disagreement is probably too brittle to last. Some of the best human bonds are forged in the fire of disagreement."

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Source : Jerry Spinelli, Eileen Spinelli (2014). “Today I Will”, Knopf Books for Young Readers

Jerry Spinelli

#Fire Quotes #Facts Quotes #Lasts Quotes

“An essential portion of any artist's labor is not creation so much as invocation”

Source : Lewis Hyde (2009). “The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World”, p.186, Vintage
“If you paid me for work," continued Max, whose rhetoric was more sophisticated than you might expect from a man with food in his beard, "I wouldn't have to feel worthless. There's not law says old people have to feel worthless all the while, you know. You paid me, I'd have some dignity." Now it was Mile's turn to nod and smile agreeably. "I think the dignity ship set sail a long time ago, Dad.”
“Cheap grace is grace without discipleship.”
“What I do for a living puts me in the spotlight.”
“You can be discouraged by failure, or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes, make all you can. Because, remember that's where you'll find success - on the far side of failure.”
“We are no more content to plod along the beaten paths - and so marriage must go the way of God.”

Source : Amy Levy (2006). “Reuben Sachs: A Sketch”, p.192, Broadview Press
“My personal passion is to educate women so that they can be empowered to make better choices. Sometimes we don't make healthy choices because we don't know any better.”
“genius accepts genius unconditionally”

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