"People see everything through the lens of their obsessions."

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Source : Francine Prose (2012). “Goldengrove”, p.126, Atlantic Books Ltd

Francine Prose

#People Quotes #Lenses Quotes #Obsession Quotes

“One of the strongest signs of being in the zone is a sense of freedom and of authenticity.Â When we are doing something that we love and are naturally good at, we are much more likely to feel centered in our true sense of self - to be who we feel we truly are.Â When we are in our Element, we feel we are doing what we are meant to be doing and being who we're meant to be.”
“Each of us is born with a box of matches inside us but we can't strike them all by ourselves; just as in the experiment, we need oxygen and a candle to help. In this case, the oxygen, for example, would come from the breath of the person you love; the candle could be any kind of food, music, caress, word, or sound that engenders the explosion that lights one of the matches.”
“My favorite episode of Stargate? All of them! My favorite episode of Parker Lewis? All of them!”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I auditioned for a community theater-slash-professional production of Oliver Twist in Union City when I was 11 because my cousin wanted to be an actor and I was visiting her and it seemed like fun. I was Oliver. I hadn't had any training, I was just a cute kid. There was an agent in the audience.”

Source : Source: deadline.com
“The blessed Paul argues that we are saved by faith, which he declares to be not from us but a gift from God. Thus there cannot possibly be true salvation where there is no true faith, and, since this faith is divinely enabled, it is without doubt bestowed by his free generosity. Where there is true belief through true faith, true salvation certainly accompanies it. Anyone who departs from true faith will not possess the grace of true salvation.”
“Girls only say I hate you to the guys that they love”

Source : Song: Beware, 2013
“It is never the thing but the version of the thing.”
“Enrich your soul in the great goodness of God: The Father is your table, the Son is your food, and the Holy Spirit waits on you and then makes His dwelling in you.”

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