"Maidens who stay maidens turn into saints. Old women become sorceresses. Tough jobs, both of these."

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Tanith Lee

#Jobs Quotes #Saint Quotes #Tough Quotes

“When I first came to New York, I would scream like a girl and run to the other side of the street if there was a pigeon. Now I can face off with a pigeon.”
“I like it that they [disciples] feed me and pay for my clothes and protect me. And in return I will do for them what I can, but no more than that. Just as I cannot breathe the breath of another or help the heart of someone else to beat or their bones not to weaken or their flesh not to shrivel, I cannot say more than I can say. And I know how deeply this disturbs them, and it would make me smile, this earnest need for foolish anecdote or sharp simple patterns in the story of what happened to us all, except that I have forgotten how to smile.”
“Peer pressure is something everyone will face in school. You have to really go by what you think is the right thing to do. Turn to the friends you trust the most when you are put in a compromising situation. If your friends are making the wrong decision, then turn to your parents.”
“I regard the people as a great being, inspired by a single idea. This is my problem. I strove to solve it in this opera.”

Source : "The Essential Canon of Classical Music". Book by David Dubal, 2003.
“We can only accept friendship from others to the degree that we give it to ourselves.”

Source : Kimberly Kirberger, Colin Mortensen (2001). “On friendship: a book for teenagers”
“There is no one to tell this to and yet it seems very important to get this right. The reality and what it is like to escape it. That even now it is sometimes too beautiful to bear.”

Source : Peter Heller (2012). “The Dog Stars”, p.50, Vintage
“We came to see Jace. Is he alright?" "I don't know," Magnus said. "Does he normally just lie on the floor like that without moving?”
“While growing up, I lived in my own fantasy world. I had kind of a rough childhood, so I created my own reality.”

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