If somebody from the past doesn't rise up from the grave and start talking to me, I haven't got a book. I have to hear that voice, the voice of the narrator. How she sounds will tell me who she is, and who she is will tell me how she will act - and that starts the plot in motion. ~Geraldine Brooks
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Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow. ~English Proverb
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I always choose to look, as much as one can, at the supernatural not being something that exists outside of nature, but a deeper, fundamental heart of nature that perhaps humans... have lost touch with. It's a more primal thing than perhaps we are attuned to in our modern, self-aware way of life. ~Alan Ball
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My dad in particular, I tend to use; I call him "The Brain." If he's accessible, I'd rather put it through his brain. My wife, Melissa, maintains that the closer he is in proximity to me, the less I think for myself. And I think she's actually correct. So anything worth mulling over, I will mull over with my father, and that includes ratings. ~Joshua Malina
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But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime. ~Nancy Farmer
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Blood is thicker than water. ~English Proverb
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You can make the dream bigger than the night. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead. ~Scottish Proverb
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A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. ~Latin Proverb
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A hungry man is an angry man. ~English Proverb
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Even the best needles are not sharp at both ends. ~Chinese Proverb
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We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. ~George William Russell
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It is better to practice a little than talk a lot. ~Zen Proverb
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When a con speaks watch his hands. ~Jewish Proverb
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Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice. ~Joyce Carol Oates
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A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. ~Spanish Proverb
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The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree. From the bamboo, learn of the bamboo. ~Zen Proverb
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Goal setting will never stop. I will continue to work hard and practice hard and see where things go. ~Zach Johnson
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Everyone is the age of their heart. ~Gautemalan Proverb
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Beware of a man of one book. ~English Proverb
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Zen Proverb
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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Everyone agrees in theory that we can't judge a new idea or point of view unless we enter into it and try it out, but the practice itself is rare. ~Peter Elbow
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. It turns problems into gifts, failures into successes, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. It can turn an existence into a real life, and disconnected situations into important and beneficial lessons. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. Gratitude makes things right. ~Melody Beattie
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