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“must have been a book—way down there in the slush pile of manuscripts—that somehow slipped out of the final draft of the Bible. That would have been the chapter that dealt with how we’re supposed to recover from the criticism session in the Garden, and discover a sense that we’re still welcome on the planet. There are moments in Scripture when we hear that God delights in people, and I am incredulous. But they are few and far between. Perhaps cooler heads determined that too much welcome would make sissies out of us all, and chose instead accounts of the ever popular slaughter, exile, and shame.”
― Anne Lamott, Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace

“Have you lived 75 years, or have you lived one year 75 times?”
― Wayne W. Dyer, I Can See Clearly Now

“My outer world looked great, but my inner world, where I do all of my living, felt incomplete and restless.”
― Wayne W. Dyer, I Can See Clearly Now

“The quickest method for understanding and living your purpose is to ask yourself if you’re thinking in loving ways.”
― Wayne W. Dyer, The Invisible Force: 365 Ways to Apply the Power of Intention to Your Life

“Let go of your ego’s need to be right.”
― Wayne W. Dyer, The Invisible Force: 365 Ways to Apply the Power of Intention to Your Life

“Watch your thoughts, and when they’re anything other than compassionate, change them!”
― Wayne W. Dyer, The Invisible Force: 365 Ways to Apply the Power of Intention to Your Life

“The driver, an old Irish woman, the only such cabbie I’ve ever seen, turned to us at a traffic light and said the immortal words, “Honey, if men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament!”
― Gloria Steinem, My Life on the Road

“My husband is not a clever man, but his very stupidity makes him dangerous. He has never asked himself whether he has the right to do the things he has done. He is not intelligent enough to consider such questions. This, I think, is the crux of evil in this world, Majesty: those who feel entitled to whatever they want, whatever they can grab. Such people never ask themselves if they have the right. They consider no cost to anyone but themselves.” “Surely”
― Erika Johansen, The Invasion of the Tearling