"But surely love wouldn't get so much talked about if there were not something in it?"

-- Elizabeth Bowen

“In Buddhism, what is known as beginner's mind is a way to look at the world as if for the first time: with interest, enthusiasm, and engagement. This may be the optimal state of mind for a healthy brain.”
“There is no reasoning someone out of a position he has not reasoned himself into.”
“Marriage. The beginning and the end are wonderful. But the middle part is hell.”
“One trophy is good, but two are better. That way, when a hero wears his medals on his chest, at least his steps are level as he walks by.”
“Measured in time of transport and communication, the whole round globe is now smaller than a small European country was a hundred years ago.”
“Let the famous not denounce fame. Far from being empty and meaningless, it fills those it touches with divine power.”
“When I was younger, I thought, 'Ok, I'm supposed to do this project because it'll help my career,' but that didn't work because I ended up doing movies that I worked really hard on but I didn't really like and they didn't turn out well, so it was like I lost double. Once I just started working with people and projects I believed in, everything changed and I suddenly had a career that I loved and that I was proud of.”
“I had just lot my best friend, barely escaped having my life sucked out by a psychotic burning girl, committed treason and nearly gotten the guy I liked killed by a crazy faerie. What were hairy legs compared to that?”

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