"Beyond doubt, the most salient characteristic of life in this latter half of the 19th Century is its SPEED"

-- William Rathbone Greg

#Time Quotes #Doubt Quotes #Half Quotes

“It was thought, perception, sensations that interested her, the conscious mind as a river through time, and how to represent its onward roll, as well as all the tributaries that would swell it, and the obstacles that would divert it. If only she could reproduce the clear light of a summerâ€™s morning,”
“Learn about writing from reading. That is the right way to do it.”
“I'm blind without my glasses.”
“I feel vulnerable in a good way. When I talk about my family, I usually have happy tears.”

Source : "Camila Alves: On What Inspires Her". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“There is a delicate balance that we need to honor as we try to find meaning in any event or state of mind: Many people confuse finding meaning with finding a reason, putting our finger on something or someone for blame.”
“The Pakistani government and its allies must overhaul their policies in Pakistan.”

Source : "Children taught to be suicide bombers" by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, www.cnn.com. June 15, 2010.
“Reality' is a word with many meanings.”

Source : Peter Brook (1996). “The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate”, p.27, Simon and Schuster
“A lost sheep is, for all practical purposes a dead sheep. It is the admission that we are dead in our sins---that we have no power of ourselves either to save ourselves or to convince anyone else that we are worth saving. It is the recognition that our whole life is out of our hands and that if we ever live again, our life will be entirely the gift of some gracious shepherd. God finds us the desert of death (not in the garden of improvement) and in the power of Jesus' resurrection, he puts us on his shoulders rejoicing and brings us home.”

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