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We need the rock of the past under our feet in order to spring forward into the future.


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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.



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Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.



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When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.



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A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.



Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.



Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.

Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of seeing everything - even when you want to shut your eyes.



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It was a dark and stormy night.



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Because we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.



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If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.





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