"Journal became a sanctuary where I could pour out in honesty my pain and joy. It recorded my footsteps and helped me understand where I was standing, where I had been, and even where God pointed."

-- Sue Monk Kidd

#Pain Quotes #Honesty Quotes #Joy Quotes

“[They let] friendship with the leaders in China obscure our devotion to freedom and democracy when those kids set up in Tiananmen Square, and I think it was wrong.”
“This world is for those who are born to conquer it, Not for those who dream that are able to conquer it, even if they're right.”
“Love itself is what is left over when being "in love" has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.”

Source : Louis De Bernieres (1994). “Corellis's Mandolin: A Novel”
“My inner chemistry had been hijacked by a mad scientist, who poured the fizzy, volatile contents of my heart from a testÂ tube markedÂ SOBER REALITYÂ into another labeledÂ SUNNY DELUSION, and back again, faster and faster, until the floor of my life was slick with spillage.”
“You want to have strong legs. You're in the trenches going against bigger guys in there, and you want to be able to have some force against them.”
“Whenever I have a birthday, I think back over the past year, how I've spent my time, what I've accomplished, what regrets I have, how I've tried to make the world a better place, and what exactly I've been doing with my life over the past 365 days, and I think to myself: 'Man, I wish I'd gotten laid more'.”
“I said something which gave you to think I hated cats. But gad, sir, I am one of the most fanatical cat lovers in the business. If you hate them, I may learn to hate you. If your allergies hate them, I will tolerate the situation to the best of my ability.”
“The very fact that a Frenchman was prepared, after two minutes of conversation, to be so friendly towards anyone, especially one who had come from England, made me restless.”

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