"It is not just that animals make the world more scenic or picturesque. The lives of animals are woven into our very being - closer than our own breathing - and our soul will suffer when they are gone."

-- Gary A. Kowalski

#Loss Quotes #Animal Quotes #Breathing Quotes

“I'm a restaurant junkie.”

Source : "Style & Substance: Amy Carlson". Interview with Farrah Weinstein, nypost.com. November 11, 2001.
“No one owns you - no matter what the relationship. You are not here on this earth to fulfill the dreams, wants or wishes of a parent, a mate or a child. You are also not responsible to protect any other person from facing their own consequences or realities. You are here to exist, to develop and to grow and be responsible to and for yourself. In the bigger picture of things, it would be well if you also contributed to making this world a better place to be because you passed through it.”
“Of all the universal lies she accepted unquestioningly, the happy ending was the most absurd. The hero and heroine lived happily ever after, and the ending seemed indisputable, definitive. No questions asked about how long love or happiness lasts in that 'forever' that can be divided into lifetimes, years, months. Even days”

Source : Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1996). “The Club Dumas”, Harcourt
“Women never really command until they have given their promise to obey; and they are never in more danger of being made slaves than when the men are at their feet.”
“Our children take their flight into the future with our thrust and with our aim. And even as we anxiously watch that arrow in flight and know all the evils that can deflect its course after is has left our hand, nevertheless we take courage in remembering that the most important factor in determining that arrow's destination will be the stability, strength, and unwavering certainty of the holder of the bow.”
“I was a writer since I was a little kid. It just always sort of fit for me.”
“Never buy an editor or publisher a lunch or a drink until he has bought an article, story or book from you. This rule is absolute and may be broken only at your peril.”
“Our choice, always, is to love and understand.”

Source : Ping Fu (2012). “Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds”, p.172, Penguin UK

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