"In a society that prates about, but seldom practices, communication, the craving to be listened to, heard, understood - which originates with the first terrified wail, the circling arms, the breast, the consolatory murmur - is hard to assuage."

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Source : Nancy Mairs (2001). “Waist-High In The World: A Life Among the Nondisabled”, p.7, Beacon Press

Nancy Mairs

#Communication Quotes #Practice Quotes #Listening Quotes

“Every vampire fiction reinvents vampires to its own needs. You take what you want.”
“Eventually, humans invented agriculture, which could be understood as a way of turning the natural world into a tool for our use. There's evidence that we have been domesticating crops and animals for at least 15,000 years, adapting ecosystems to our preferred way of life.”

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“I've got high standards when it comes to boys. As my dad says, all girls should! I'm from the South - Tennessee, to be exact - and down there, we're all about southern hospitality. I know that if I like a guy, he better be nice, and above all, my dad has to approve of him!”
“I love you,â€ I said, causing his face to contort in pain. â€œIâ€™m not a man so I do not have a heart that loves as a human does. Iâ€™m an immortal god that dwells with supreme power because I hold the keys to Death. But you are my existence. I am yours.â€ Hot tears streamed down my face as I stared into the face of someone who comprehended an emotion much stronger than my weak, feeble words of love.”
“We mustn't fear to adopt the advanced management methods applied in capitalist countries (...) The very essence of socialism is the liberation and development of the productive systems (...) Socialism and market economy are not incompatible (...) We should be concerned about right-wing deviations, but most of all, we must be concerned about left-wing deviations.”

Source : "Pela China Dentro". Book by António Caeiro. Published by Dom Quixote, Lisboa, 2004.
“No one is perfect. It's not interesting to be perfect.”
“My biggest weakness is patience, wanting to see things happen too quickly or get changes in place right away. Not having the patience to let things develop.”
“When he pulled back, Blay frowned. "You're shaking." Was it possible he wasn't imagining this? "Am I?" "Yes." "I don't care. I love you. I love you so damned much, and I"m sorry that I wasn't male enough to admit--" Blay stopped him with a kiss. "You're plenty male enough now--the rest of it's in the past." "I just...God, I really am shaking, aren't I? Yeah. But it's okay--I've got you." Qhuinn turned his face into one of the male's palms. "You always have. You've always had me...and my heart. My soul. Everything.”

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