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And what new life can emerge from a book. Any book, maybe. ↗

— Gregory Maguire

#life #life

We had never taken a shower together. We had never even been in the same bathroom together. "Don't flush," I'd said, "I want to look." What I saw brought out strains of compassion, for him, for his body, for his life, which suddenly seemed so frail and vulnerable. "Our bodies won't have secrets now," I said as I took my turn and sat down. He had hopped into the bathtub and was just about to turn on the shower. "I want you to see mine," I said. He did more. He stepped out, kissed me on the mouth, and, pressing and massaging my tummy with the flat of his hand, watched the whole thing happen. ↗

— André Aciman

#scatological #terrible #life

The caged eagle become a metaphor for all forms of isolation, the ultimate in imprisonment. A zoo is prison. ↗

— Nadine Gordimer

#zoo #life

Life’s not a one-shot special. It’s a friggin’ on-going series. Live it! ↗

— Arnold Arre

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If you would listen, sir, in the sense of being aware of your conflicts and contradictions without forcing them into any particular pattern of thought, perhaps they might altogether cease. ↗

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

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By focusing on possibilities, you can see more than a potential light at the end of the tunnel. The light doesn't have to be at the end of the tunnel; it can illuminate an opportunity wherever you are. ↗

— John B. Arden

#possibility #life

In the morning when I wake I think of things I won't object then I let my mind create the snow ball effect. ↗

— Stanley Victor Paskavich

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Some people live a lifetime every second, others only a second in a life time with little happiness to find. Learn to seize each and every second and make your life divine! ↗

— Stanley Victor Paskavich

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Making Life means making trouble ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#pygmalion #life

Todos los secretos están guardados en un mismo cajón, el cajón de los secretos, y si develas uno, corres el riesgo de que pase lo mismo con los demás. ↗

— Laura Restrepo

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