"If you can have everything at fifty that you wanted when you were fifteen, you're happy."

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Source : Alfred Bester (1974). “Tiger! Tiger!”

Alfred Bester

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“Sex is not sinful, but sin has perverted it.”
“Not knowing that we can be loved for who we truly are prevents us from trusting in love itself, and this in turn causes us to turn away from life and doubt its benevolence.”

Source : John Welwood (2005). “Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart”, p.9, Shambhala Publications
“In short, I don't root against President Obama because I hate America. I root against President Obama because I hate his vision for America.”
“Even though the discples were not aware of it, the presence was with them while they were reviewing the scriptures together on the road. Henceforth, we will catch only a fleeting glimpse of it -- in the study of sacred writings, in other human beings, in liturgy, and in communion with strangers. But these moments remain us that our fellow men and women are themselves sacred; there is something about them taht is worthy of absolute reverence, is in the last resort mysterious, and we will always elude us.”
“Since all signs indicate that we shouldn't participate in this election, participating in the election has no meaning.”
“Cheese for dessert is rather like Paradise Lost in that everyone thinks he ought to like it, but still you don't notice too many people actually curling up with it.”
“You create your own decoration. You choose your color, you choose your mood. ... If you are depressed, you put some bright yellow and suddenly you are happy.”
“Everything is exciting. Who knows what will happen next?”

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