"Devotion, as it relates to the title of my memoir, means fidelity - as in fidelity to a person or a practice. I think it's certainly possible to feel devotion without having faith, at least in the religious sense of the word."

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Dani Shapiro

#Religious Quotes #Mean Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“If I like many photographers, and I do, I account for this by noting a quality they share - animation. They may or may not make a living by photography, but they are alive by it.”
“It takes the passage of time before an image of a commonplace subject can be assessed. The great difficulty of what I attempt is seeing beyond the moment; the everydayness of life gets in the way of the eternal.”
“Shed no tear - O, shed no tear! The flower will bloom another year. Weep no more - O, weep no more! Young buds sleep in the root's white core.”

Source : John Keats, Helen Vendler (1990). “Poetry Manuscripts at Harvard”, p.140, Harvard University Press
“I have a natural swagger.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I promised myself I wouldn't work again until I found something that excited me.”
“There is a place deep inside every single on of our hearts that knows all the answers to our biggest questions.”
“When there's characters out there that don't have humor, I don't find them as believable, because we all have humor, no matter what level it is, we all use it every day, no matter what situation we're in, we'll try and have a bit of a laugh even if it goes wrong.”
“I like a man who can be a real friend, has a good sense of humor, a good pair of shoes and a healthy gold card.”

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