"There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness."

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Source : Pearl S. Buck (2012). “The Child Who Never Grew: A Memoir”, p.4, Open Road Media

Pearl S. Buck

#Happiness Quotes #Hope Quotes #Joy Quotes

“...And now you've lost the only thing that ever made you feel alive...”
“This is the way I look at sex scenes: I have basically been doing them for a living for years. Trying to seduce an audience is the basis of rock 'n roll, and if I may say so, I'm pretty good at it...Plus, being married and monogamous, it's the closest thing I can do to having sex without getting in trouble for it...The only thing I like more than my wife is my money, and I'm not about to lose that to her and her lawyers, that's for damn sure.”
“You can’t change the mind with the mind alone, or we’d all be enlightened”
“I am a believer, but I affirm that in public buildings the law of the Republic overrides religious rules.”
“If your Eyes are Positive, You will Love the World. But if Your Tongue is Positive, The World will Love you.”
“It feels like I'm babysitting in the Twilight Zone. I keep waiting for the parents to show up because we are out of chips and diet cokes.”
“If youre a sugar addict like most people, you need to read Beyond Sugar Shock. This compassionate, comforting, uplifting book will change your life.”
“You don't have to specialize - do everything that you love and then, at some time, the future will come together for you in some form.”

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