"Joy and life exist nowhere but the present."

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Source : Maxine Hong Kingston (2011). “I Love a Broad Margin To My Life”, p.113, Random House

Maxine Hong Kingston

“A world where it is safe to love is a world where it is safe to live”
“It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort.”

Source : Jessica Savitch (1982). “Anchorwoman”, Putnam Publishing Group
“Liberals and conservatives are opponents in the most literal sense, each using the myth of pure evil to demonize the other side and unite there own.”

Source : Jonathan Haidt (2006). “The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom”, p.242, Basic Books
“Bill Astor knew these papers were missing. Stephen showed his hand in October.”

Source : "The lady's not a tramp" by Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. February 17, 2001.
“The lightning-bug is brilliant, but he hasn't any mind; He stumbles through existence with his headlight on behind.”
“Powder snow skiing is not fun. It is life, fully lived, life lived in a blaze of reality. What we experience in powder is the original human self, which lies deeply inside each of us, still undamaged in spite of what our present culture tries to do to us. Once experienced, this kind of living is recognized as the only way to live â€” fully aware of the earth and the sky and the gods and you, the mortal, playing among them.”
“The whispers in the morning of lovers sleeping tight are rolling like thunder now as I look in your eyes. I hold on to your body and feel each move you make, your voice is warm and tender, a love that I could not forsake.”
“There are many collaborations I'd like to explore. One is to co-write a rap concerto with Eminem.”

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