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True love allowed each person to follow their own path, knowing that they would never lose touch with their Soul Mate

Skeikh Rami was displeased. It was as if his mosque had been swept empty. Apart from a few old men, no one came there to pray anymore. "They treat God like a waiter in a resturant," he said. "They order rain, and as soon as he brings them their order, they turn their backs on him."

When we're in bed with someone, we're giving permission to that person to commune not only with our body but also with our whole being...During sex, it's very difficult to deceive the other person, because that is when each person show who they really are

knowledge without transformation is not wisdom

what is outside is harder to change than what is inside

Clothes always transform emotion into matter. It's one of the bridges between the visible and the invisible.Some clothes can even be harmful because they were made for someone else but have ended up in your hands

The force of Good is always diffused, like light. When you give off positive vibrations, you benefit all humankind, but when you concentrate the force of the Messenger, you are only benefiting -or harming- yourself.

Sometimes, certain of God's blessings arrive by shattering all the windows.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day

In order not to suffer, you had to renounce love. It was like putting out your eyes in order not to see the bad things in life.

it isn't explanations that carry us forward, it's our desire to go on

The word has more power than many rituals

the Saint has the courage of those for whom giving is the only way of receiving. They are a bottomless well from which poeple can constantly draw water to drink. And if the well runs dry, the saint offers her blood so that others need never go thirsty. Through surrender, the Saint discovers the wisdom of the world.

The Martyr has the power of those who cannot be harmed by pain and suffering...through Sacrifice, discovers the wisdom of the world.

The Virgin has the power of both man and woman. She is condemned to Solitude, but Solitude reveals its secrets. That is the price paid by the Virgin-to need no one, to wear herself out in her love for others, and through Solitude, to discover the wisdom of the world.

so many people chose to spend their whole life destroying paths they didn't even want to follow, instead of following the one path that would lead them somewhere.

What we see is not always what exists

Coincidences weakens a story-keeping your cast of characters small will help your plot stay focused-Adult characters should keep a low profile-A narrow time frame is a boon to tight, suspenseful plotting- The scenes you plot should allow for variety of pace and intensity-Varying your settings will add interest and mementum.

And although she was sometimes dissatisfied with herself, she felt unalbe to go beyond her own limitations.

when you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way."..."Strange tools," said Brida "They often dissuade people from carrying on."

Magic is a bridge that allows you to walk from the visible world over into the invisible world, and to learn the lessons of both those worlds.

divide all plots into three motivational categories; survival, love and achievement.

For many children's writers, a story plot may begin with an imagined main character...In a case like that, I try to generate a problem situation...then I add a degree of internal conflict based on the character's personality traits.

For most writers, the germ of a story plot is a single, simple idea that starts things rolling...ideas are limitless, and they can't be copyrighted

Not only does outlining my plot help me maintain control over what happens in my story, it also helps me control it's length-often a vital matter in writing for young readers.

young readers will sense when a writer has a definite game strategy...In a sense, we as authors sign a pact with our readers: they'll go on reading because they trust us to play fair with them and deliver what we've promised.

I just started writing, riding my joy for the words I was creating and my enthusiasm for the topic. I ended up with a non-story that was three times too long for the market I'd targeted.

what keeps readers on the edges of their seats is the desire to find out what becomes of the characters. And for readers to care about what happens to the characters, they have to care about the character themselves...100s die in earthquake in Central America x next door neighbor

for nothing ever begins...finally!

circumstance had obviously required that they keep their grief hidden...One world, indivisible