"We're all liars when it serves our purpose."

-- Cornelia Funke

#Liars Quotes #Purpose Quotes #Inkheart Quotes

“Go beyond reason to love - it is safe. It is the only safety. Love all you can, and when you are ready all will be shown to you. The state of mind that most needs enlightenment is the one that sees human beings as needing to be guided or enlightened. The sin that most needs to be loved and forgiven is the state of mind that sees human beings as sinners.”

Source : Thaddeus Golas (2002). “The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment”, p.104, Gibbs Smith
“We write to expose the unexposed. Most human beings are dedicated to keeping that one door shut. But the writer's job is to see what's behind it, to see the bleak unspeakable stuff, and to turn the unspeakable into words - not just into any words but if we can, into rhythm and blues. You can't do this without discovering your own true voice, and you can't find your true voice and peer behind the door and report honestly and clearly to us if your parents are reading over your shoulder.”
“I love things where I can be physical and I so love high stakes, and you usually don't get that unless you're doing a play or an action movie.”
“Happy is the person who can keep a quiet heart, in the chaos and tumult of this modern world.”
“It will hurt. Because deep down, I'll know there was someone.. someone I was supposed to have met. Only I'll never meet him. I'll go through my whole life waiting for him to come along, only he never will. What kind of life is that?”
“Kids, man. They'll be the ones to take mountain biking to the next level for us. You just watch”
“Speak not in high commendation of any man to his face, nor censure any man behind his back; but if thou knowest anything good of him, tell it unto others; if anything ill, tell it privately and prudently to himself.”

Source : William Burkitt (1840). “The poor man's help, and young man's guide”, p.13
“As a single mom, I'm juggling a lot and working long hours. Yes, it costs them a little, but what my children get in return is a mother who is energized and content.”

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