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Rumi quote: "Whatever purifies you is the right path, I will not try to..."
Whatever purifies you is the right path, I will not try to define it. Rumi
George R. R. Martin quote: "If any man tries to stop us, cut him down. -Lady Catelyn"
If any man tries to stop us, cut him down. -Lady Catelyn George R. R. Martin
I tried to make everything breathe in this painting: faith, quiet suffering, religious and primitive style, and great nature with its scream. Paul Gauguin
He tried to calm his thoughts, but everything came back to what he'd almost done. Because he hadn't done anything, for years or ever, he had almost done this. Because he had no stories of valor, he had almost done this. Because the efforts he'd made towards creating something like a legacy had failed, he had almost done this. Dave Eggers
The Church's stand on birth control is the most absolutely spiritual of all her stands and with all of us being materialists at heart, there is little wonder that it causes unease. I wish various fathers would quit trying to defend it by saying that the world can support 40 billion. I will rejoice the day when they say: This is right whether we all rot on top of each other or not, dear children, as we certainly may. Either practice restraint or be prepared for crowding... Flannery O'Connor
If you don't know how it works, find out. If you're not sure if it will work, try it. If it doesn't make sense, play with it until it does. If it's not broken, break it. If it might not be true, find out. Seth Godin
Kurt Vonnegut quote: "Don't blame you for trying to run away from yourself," said..."
Don't blame you for trying to run away from yourself," said Confido, "but it can't be done - not even in a Buick. Kurt Vonnegut
It's true," she said. "Sometimes I do pretend I am a princess. I pretend I am a princess, so that I can try and behave like one. Frances Hodgson Burnett
It is not the teacher's proper task to be constantly testingand checking the understanding of the learner. That's the learner's task, andonly the learner can do it. The teacher's job is to answer questions whenlearners ask them, or to try to help learners understand better when they askfor that help. John Holt
Harper Lee quote: "I doubt if we’d ever get a complete case tried—the ladies’d be..."
I doubt if we’d ever get a complete case tried—the ladies’d be interrupting to ask questions. Harper Lee
...I stopped trying to figure out American juries around the same time Adam Sandler movies started raking in millions at the box office--people just don't act predictably. Jodi Picoult
There are four ways to manage stress. There's drugs, there's alcohol, there's sex, and there's doughnuts. I go with sex and doughnuts. I tried the other two and it wasn't any good. You being in a dry spell, you might have to rely on doughnuts. Janet Evanovich
I'm sure you won't dream of trying to escape from your obligations by fleeing the city...' 'I assure you the thought never even crossed my mind, lord.' 'Indeed? Then if I were you I'd sue my face for slander. Terry Prachett
Before you act, listen. Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try Ernest Hemingway
Come on, girl. Don't cry," whispered Frank. "Why not? I can be miserable if I want to. You don't need to try and make it go away. It shouldn't go away. It's just as sad as it ought to be and I'm not going to hide from what's true just because it hurts." Cee wasn't sobbing anymore, but the tears were still running down her cheeks. Toni Morrison

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