"I learned you pay for your happiness. That's why I don't expect to be happy all the time. I'd rather be surprised by one moment every so often to remind me that joy is possible, even if I have to pay for it later."

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Source : Esmeralda Santiago (2011). “Conquistadora”, p.38, Vintage

Esmeralda Santiago

#Joy Quotes #Pay Quotes #Moments Quotes

“I volunteered to deploy to Iraq. I was one of the few soldiers who were not on the mandatory deployment roster - close to 3,000 Hawaii soldiers were.”
“I'm convinced that in a healthy society, artistic norms should be constantly under question which is not of course, to deny the need for continuity.”
“The least Anararchic person in that conversation is the person saying 'you can't be an anarchist if you believe in god.' Because that's not an argument, it's just a statement. Why would somebody accept that? Because they either bow to your authority or they are afraid of your aggression. That's threatening to be another kind of ruler. Does that make any sense?”
“Hanging on to a resentment, someone once said, is like drinking poison and hoping it will kill someone else.”
“In the corporate-owned media, men dressed like Ronald Reagan and women dressed like Rita Hayworth disseminate grotesque exaggerations and gossip in authoritative tones.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“God creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him.”
“Stop waiting for others to change. Recognize that every person has the right to be whatever they choose-even if you irritate yourself about it.”
“If you ever look sideways at another man or attempt to refuse me I shall beat you. Got it?”

Source : Margaret Way (1983). “The Girl at Cobalt Creek”, Harlequin Books

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