A Handful Of Pebbles Quotes

“You are not obliged to think your thoughts, you know.”
― Sara Alexi, A Handful Of Pebbles

“If a thought serves you well or makes you feel positive, then keep it. If it does not, then let it go, reject it. This is one of the secrets to happiness, I think, and if you do it often enough, it becomes easy.”
― Sara Alexi, A Handful Of Pebbles

“When does fate take over our dreams do you think, and time corrupt our plans?”
― Sara Alexi, A Handful Of Pebbles

“If a thought serves you well or makes you feel positive, then keep it. If it does not, then let it go, reject it. This is one of the secrets to happiness, I think, and if you do it often enough, it becomes easy.’ Sarah stares at him intently. ‘But no one can do this for you.”
― Sara Alexi, A Handful Of Pebbles

“Nicolaos has grown wise with his problems,’ Stella continues. ‘One time, by the side of the road, he was smiling, looking at his sheep. So I say, "You are happy today," and he says, in Greek,’ she pauses. ‘Wait I think of it in English—ah yes, he says "The earth asks nothing of me so I ask what can I give to the earth and the earth replies ‘Happiness. Be happy and make the world a happier place. So I try." That is what he said.”
― Sara Alexi, A Handful Of Pebbles

“Live your life’s choices to extremes, do everything to the best of your ability, and take pride in what you achieve and then, whatever you choose is enough.’ It sounds like an often-spoken mantra.”
― Sara Alexi, A Handful Of Pebbles

“My big meaning is to make the world a better place. My middle-sized meaning is to produce a better herd each year so I can make the world’s best goat cheese, and my small meaning is to do something each day to make myself happy.”
― Sara Alexi, A Handful Of Pebbles

“There are two types of dreams: one to realise, the other is to be there only to create hope, a direction, a reason.”
― Sara Alexi, A Handful Of Pebbles

“Life is exactly what it is.’ He looks out at the distant hills. ‘War, peace, your tooth hurts, the ouzo bottle’s empty, you win the lottery. It is what it is at any given moment. Accept that and you are content.”
― Sara Alexi, A Handful Of Pebbles

“it is important to listen to your thoughts, dispute them when they are out of line, and replace them if they are not positive, because our thinking affects our behaviour and our behaviour dictates the feedback the world gives us.”
― Sara Alexi, A Handful Of Pebbles

“Are all your thoughts right?’ He looks directly at her, scanning from one of her eyes to the other. ‘It is very grandiose to believe that they are. Thoughts must be examined, questioned.”
― Sara Alexi, A Handful Of Pebbles

“Thoughts are not the truth. They are just thoughts. They do not arrive from God. Do not give them this power.”
― Sara Alexi, A Handful Of Pebbles

“Here’s something that came to me the other day—we can choose.’ He stops drilling and cups his hands over the top of his stick, letting his chin rest on top. ‘Then we make the effort towards whatever it is we choose, then it becomes important, then it is what we like best.’ Sarah’s”
― Sara Alexi, A Handful Of Pebbles

“The man was a fool, creating a career by turning emotions people don’t want into mental conditions by calling them abnormal. Since when is it abnormal to feel loss over the death of your partner, loneliness because your children live far away, sadness because there are millions starving in the world, anger because the politicians are self-serving, and frustration—because it takes my legs half an hour just to get me to”
― Sara Alexi, A Handful Of Pebbles