"To want to be what one can be is purpose in life."

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Source : Cynthia Ozick (1966). “Trust”

Cynthia Ozick

#Dream Quotes #Purpose Quotes #Want Quotes

“The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.”
“I try not to laugh at the fact that even when sheâ€™s drunk, she has a hard time saying it. â€œWhere do you want me to take you?â€ She drops her head back against my chest. â€œYou can just keep carrying me. Itâ€™s very relaxing.”

Source : Jessica Sorensen (2013). “The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden”, p.121, Hachette UK
“There is also a particular frustration that I have with language. It's so clumsy. And the reason I'm feeling that is more because on your breathing and your intonation than the actual words.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Yes, everyone in the districts will be watching me to see how I handle this death sentence, this final act of President Snowâ€™s dominance. They will be looking for some sign that their battles have not been in vain. If I can make it clear that Iâ€™m still defying the Capitol right up to the end, the Capitol will have killed meâ€¦but not my spirit. What better way to give hope to the rebels?”
“I think we're in a time when everyone's afraid to have sex. But I was raised being beautiful and healthy.”
“The massive, frustrated energies of a mainly young, disillusioned electorate that has long since abandoned the idea that we all have a duty to vote. This is like being told you have a duty to buy a new car, but you have to choose immediately between a Ford and a Chevy.”
“You learn to control every aspect of your muscles, your face, your toes, your fingernails. And that is how you tell a story, through movement.”
“Lasting companies know how to reinvent themselves,”

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