"An en is a karmic bond lasting a lifetime. Nowadays many people seem to believe their lives are entirely a matter of choice; but in my day we viewed ourselves as pieces of clay that forever show the fingerprints of everyone who has touched them."

-- Arthur Golden

#Believe Quotes #People Quotes #Choices Quotes

“The lightning-bug is brilliant, but he hasn't any mind; He stumbles through existence with his headlight on behind.”
“I think going away and disappearing for a couple of years - or a few years, or whatever - definitely changed the way I look at songwriting. It made me feel more free, it made me feel more like I could just write what I wanted to write about. I wanted to write more observational songs.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The reason why parents mistreat their children has less to do with character and temperament than with the fact that they were mistreated themselves and were not permitted to defend themselves.”
“There Is No Failure. It's Only Un-Finished Success.”
“We have the words in our pockets, obscure directions. The old ones have taken away the light of their presence....”
“Work helps. So does exercise. Stuff that numbs you, keeps you from thinking too much.”
“When things are not going right, where are the leaders to pull this team together? That leadership sometimes, you just canâ€™t find it. If one of your leaders is the guy who throws five interceptions [in one game], you have an issue.”
“Magic is the art of thinking, not strength or language.”

Source : Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.1024, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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