"It's not only children who grow. Parents do too..."

-- Joyce Maynard

#Children Quotes #Parent Quotes #Only Child Quotes

“I'm not going to be sitting on a stool with an acoustic guitar singing about my troubles anytime soon. I mean, I'm going to sing about my troubles but in an aggressive way. In my own way.”

Source : "Jemina Pearl Talks BYOP Split, New Band, "Gossip Girl"". Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. January 16, 2009.
“Bitterness is the coward's revenge on the world for having been hurt.”
“A long time ago, when I was a young dancer in New York City, I fell in love with Jimmy Dean and he fell in love with me.”
“And knowing that the only alternative to your grief is the nothingness that’s fast approaching, you try to embrace your own sorrow, to be open and empty and let it all pass through you. This is the key, you have learned – to relinquish control, to relinquish the desire for control. Even in this late drama, to try to control is to go mad. And so you do your best to let it all go.”
“The sharp employ the sharp; verily, a man may be known by his attorney.”
“The path of the knowledgeable, successful person, which only leads to supreme good fortune and great success is always directly in front of you.”

Source : Chris Prentiss (2008). “The Little Book of Secrets: Gentle Wisdom for Joyful Living”, p.81, BookBaby
“For me, speed isn't anything I ever practiced. It's all in the genes. Plus, my mom gave me a lot of vitamins when I was small.”

Source : Interview With Jon Robinson, www.ign.com. October 11, 2006.
“I just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter.”

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