"We live in an era when rapid change breeds fear, and fear too often congeals us into a rigidity which we mistake for stability."

-- Lynn Townsend White, Jr.

#Change Quotes #Mistake Quotes #Eras Quotes

“Focus on what's ahead. Use what is behind.”

Source : Donita K. Paul (2008). “DragonSpell: A Novel”, p.19, WaterBrook
“I explained we lost the porch to the flood. Father hasn't gotten around to rebuilding it, although he's quite a good carpenter. He says if Jesus was a carpenter, its good enough for a clergyman. But I don't remember that Jesus let his house fall down.”
“The words! I collected them in all shapes and sizes and hung them like bangles in my mind.”

Source : Hortense Calisher (2013). “Extreme Magic: Eight Stories and a Novella”, p.81, Open Road Media
“When the President signs this act, the invisible government by the money power will be legalized.”
“The sea, the sea, the sea. It rolled and rolled and called to me. Come in, it said, come in.”
“Acting is easier than skating in ia way and harder in other aspects. In skating, you get one chance, and with acting you get to do it over and over.”
“I didn't come to Hollywood to be subservient to anyone else's vision.”
“Crafting is putting ideas into action and then holding them together with an inexpensive adhesive.”

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