"People never remeber happiness with the care that they lavish on preserving every detail of their suffering."

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Source : Edward St Aubyn (2012). “Never Mind”, p.178, Pan Macmillan

Edward St Aubyn

#People Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Details Quotes

“I think abstraction is a very rich area. And it is upsetting that people seem to have some fear of it. I'm constantly making these statements about how you should just look at it and react to it on your own; just relax and let go.”
“If you are a believer married to an unbeliever I want to tell you that the greatest witness that you can be to them is to try to be the same all the time. Don't let the way they act control you. Dave didn't let my actions control him. He stayed happy, and that just made me madder, because unhappy people just want to make other people unhappy, but it finally broke through to me that he's got a stability and a joy and a peace that I did not have.”
“Central to living a life that is good, is a life that's forgiving.”
“The future will be the child of the past and the present, even if a rebellious child.”
“Love does not expect anything in return”
“Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books.”
“Concerning persecution against Christians in America, for those who say it can't happen here - it is already happening here in America. Christians are being increasingly persecuted for their beliefs and bold stand for Jesus Christ.”
“I believe that the members of my family must be as free from suspicion as from actual crime.”

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