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The soul yearns to fly home on the wings of love to the world of ideas. It longs to be freed from the chains of the body.
You are writing for your contemporaries - not for Posterity. If you are lucky, your contemporaries will become Posterity.
A good home must be made, not bought. In the end, it's not track lighting or a sun room that brings light into a kitchen.
It is really not what we have in our hand that gets the job done, but it is God's power filling what we have in our hand.
Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it.
Spending time with God through prayer and His Word is a prerequisite for having a great life and fulfilling your purpose.
If we are addicted to people's approval, we will always experience pain when that approval is withdrawn--as it always is.
Too many Christians live their lives like slaves - to the devil - because they believe his lies more than they trust God.
There are few jobs in the world that are more fun than being the head of Urban Development for a great and thriving city.
Putting our expectations on others is a habit that keeps us feeling frustrated. It diminishes the amount of love we feel.
Some people feel love in their hearts, Julie. Some of us feel it all way into our souls. We're the ones who can't forget.
[On writing her first poem at age eight:] An ode to my dead mother and father, who were both alive and pretty pissed off.
I am afraid I shall not find him, but I shall still look for him, for if he exists, he may be appreciative of my efforts.
Yet, O thou beautiful rose! Queen rose so fair and sweet. What were lover or crown to thee, without the clay at thy feet?
I don't know whether to toss you through that window or shake your hand and say 'Well done'" Henry said in a tired voice.
The girl doesn’t need a violin,” he added. “She needs to have her hands bound so she can never touch an instrument again.
I may be fat and ugly, but I'm not stupid. If anyone had ever gotten past my looks, they might've noticed I have a brain.
Freeform radio is an art form. The airwaves are the empty canvas, the producer is the artist, and the sound is the paint.
Worry is most often a prideful way of thinking you have more control over life and its circumstances than you actually do
Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.
Death is death. Whether you die smiling or with tears in your eyes, it amounts to the same thing. A whole heap of nothing
A difference in self loathing? Please. The only difference between a gun and a rope is the time it takes to tie the knot.
We are most creative and sense other possibilities that transcend our ordinary experience when we leave ourselves behind.
Don't try to convince your partner you are right. Instead of trying to win arguments, try to have a winning relationship!
I describe a soulmate as a 'soul-nurturing mate' - someone who nurtures your soul - thereby promoting insight and growth.
We live, we love. These are the choices we are given, to open doors or to close them. It is all we have, and it is enough
The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.
I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself.
My go-to shoes for red-carpet events are usually always black, but I mix between my pointed stilettos and platform heels.
There is an expression among even the most advanced runners that getting your shoes on is the hardest part of any workout
Ultimately, the goal of personal Bible study is a transformed life and a deep and abiding relationship with Jesus Christ.
A little flattery makes people feel good about themselves. When you notice someone looking great, give them a compliment.
I believe this passionately: that we don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it. Or rather, we get educated out if it.
There was a sense that there was a lot of word of mouth happening with 'The Memory Keeper's Daughter,' even in hardcover.
Yes, but . . .” She hesitated, her gaze finally coming to me. “I survived because I fell in love.” With you was unspoken.
The Black woman is the most unprotected, unloved woman on earth...she is the only flower on earth...that grows unwatered.
The Tin Woodman knew very well he had no heart, and therefore he took great care never to be cruel or unkind to anything.
The most valuable asset we have, actually, is our ability to understand, to do the right thing, to be kind, to be decent.
All we know of science or of religion comes from philosophy. It lies behind and above all other knowledge we have or use.
Not to employ prayer with my patients was the equivalent of deliberately withholding a potent drug or surgical procedure.
When our focus is toward a principle of relatedness and oneness, and away from fragmentation and isolation, health ensues
The Product of Freedom and Security is a constant (F X S = k). Giving up freedom for security is beginning to look naive.
Jesus Pietro wasn't used to dealing with ghosts. It would require brand new techniques. Grimly he set out to evolve them.
I think getting up every morning is the most amazing thing any of us do. We know what's out there, and yet we keep going.
I’ll love you with all my heart, in every life, through every death. I will not be bound by anything but my love for you.
Lys," he whispered. "Do you know what's coming?" "Yes," she whispered. "And you know that I'll be with you until the end?
When he turned to face her, the drawn look on his face was one of absolute agony as if Luce had just ripped his heart out
You don't really know either of us," Cam said, standing and stepping away, "but you're prepared to choose right now, huh?
Welcome to the free world. We give people the power to choose. They can even choose the wrong thing. Beautiful, isn't it?
We should be protected from the people who will leave us in the end, from all the people who will disappear or forget us.