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“A line is a fuse
that's lit.
The line smolders,
the rhyme explodes—
and by a stanza
a city
is blown to bits.”
― Vladimir Mayakovsky

“Good humor and laughter are far too wonderful not to come straight from the heart of God.”
― Beth Moore

“Courage comes from a heart that is CONVINCED it is loved.”
― Beth Moore

“Don't compromise yourself - you're all you have.”
― John Grisham, The Rainmaker

“You need some coffee, don't you?"
"Yes, I've only had a gallon.”
― John Grisham, The Confession

“Life changes in the instant. The ordinary instant.”
― Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking

“For all of the most important things, the timing always sucks. Waiting for a good time to quit your job? The stars will never align and the traffic lights of life will never all be green at the same time. The universe doesn't conspire against you, but it doesn't go out of its way to line up the pins either. Conditions are never perfect. "Someday" is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you. Pro and con lists are just as bad. If it's important to you and you want to do it "eventually," just do it and correct course along the way.”
― Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek

“My library is an archive of longings.”
― Susan Sontag, As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980

“My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.”
― Judy Blume

“What's the good of living if you don't try a few things?”
― Charles M. Schulz

“We assign beauty first after one glance,
'tis what falls before your eye searching what infinite fancy our eye sense and holds struck with the view.”
― Mera Buford