"I have finally realized that, you know, it's not a given that my lifespan will accommodate my writing aspirations."

-- George Saunders

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“If you want to know the one reason that's taking me back, I'll tell you: I cannot bring myself to abandon to destruction all the greatness of the world, all that which was mine and yours, which was made by us and is still ours by right - because I cannot believe that men refuse to see, that they can remain blind and deaf to us forever, when the truth is ours and their lives depend on accepting it. . . . So long as men desire to live, I cannot lose my battle.”
“The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.”

Source : Richard J. Foster (2009). “Celebration of Discipline: The Path To Spiritual Growth”, p.1, Harper Collins
“In neidan, the Mysterious Pass represents the time and place in which an alchemist joins the complimentary antinomies on which he or she works, such as inner nature and vital force (xing and ming), Dragon and Tiger (longhu), lead and mercury, Fire and Water, heart and kidneys, or kÄƒn åŽ (Yang within Yin) and lÃ é›¢ (Yin within Yang).”
“I hate it when girls act stupid â€™cause they think itâ€™s cute. Intelligence is sexy.”
“Nebraska is proof that hell is full and the dead are walking the earth.”

Source : Lizz Winstead (2012). “Lizz Free or Die: Essays”, p.66, Penguin
“One out of three jobs in Washington is tied to trade.”
“Success requires persistence, the ability to not give up in the face of failure. I believe that optimistic explanatory style is the key to persistence.”

Source : Martin E.P. Seligman (2011). “Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life”, p.162, Vintage
“When the taste changes with every bite and the last bite tastes as good as the first, that's Cajun.”

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