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Writing is like a lump of coal. Put it under enough pressure and polish it enough and you might just end up with a diamond. Otherwise, you can burn it to keep warm. ↗

— A.J. Dalton

#inspirational #writing-advice #inspirational

Senor Sempere believed that God lives, to a smaller or greater extent, in books, and that is why he devoted his life to sharing them, to protecting them, and to making sure their pages, like our memories and our desires, are never lost. ↗

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

#literary-quote #inspirational

People don't really think other people are the same. ↗

— Stanley Crouch

#people #really #same #think

Boggle with sex addicts is up there with go-kart racing with junkies. ↗

— Russell Brand

#humor #inspirational #satire #humor

Maybe people with special gifts show up when bad things are happening because that's when they're needed most. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#jason-grace #special-gifts #the-lost-hero #inspirational

Nothing is more practical than finding God, That is, than falling in a love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the mornings, What you will do with your evenings, How you spend your weekends, What you read, Who you know, What breaks your heart, And what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in love, stay in love, and it will decide everything. ↗

— Pedro Arrupe

#imagination

The Jewish sages also tell us that God dances when His children defeat Him in argument, when they stand on their feet and use their minds. So questions like Anne's are worth asking. To ask them is a very fine kind of human behavior. If we keep demanding that God yield up His answers, perhaps some day we will understand them. And then we will be something more than clever apes, and we shall dance with God. ↗

— Mary Doria Russell

#inspirational

The price tag you put on yourself decides your worth. Underestimating yourself will cost you dearly. ↗

— Apoorve Dubey

#motivational #self-esteem #inspirational

We do what we do because there's something we can do about it. Things like 'how long' and 'what if' aren't part of that. It's about the hope, not the horror. ↗

— A.C. Gaughen

#inspirational

First you find out what you have , Dad would say. Then you figure out how to make it work for what you need, 'cause you don't get what you want. You get just what you have and no more. ↗

— Lilith Saintcrow

#inspirational #needs #inspirational