#lives

However far fiction writers stray from their own lives and experiences - and I stray pretty far from mine - I think, ultimately, that we may be writing what we need to write in some way, albeit unconsciously. ↗

— Wally Lamb

#experiences #far #fiction #fiction writers #however

On July 18, we will mark the 12th anniversary of the senseless loss of 85 lives in the bombing of the Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ↗

— Tom Lantos

#argentina #bombing #center #cultural #jewish

The Chinese leadership hoped that the world would soon forget the Tiananmen Square massacre. Our job in Congress is to ensure that we never forget those who lost their lives in Tiananmen Square that day or the pro-democracy cause for which they fought. ↗

— Tom Lantos

#chinese #congress #day #ensure #forget

It means that the men who hold the means of life control our lives, and, because we workingmen have tried to get some measure of justice, some measure of betterment, they deny the right of the human being to associate with his fellow. ↗

— James Larkin

#because #being #betterment #control #deny

I believe in the nobility of entertaining people and I take great, great pride that people are willing to give me two or three hours of their busy lives. ↗

— John Lasseter

#busy #entertaining #entertaining people #give #give me

It's reached this point where people are fascinated by every intricate detail of other people's lives. And some people are willing to give up their lives like that. ↗

— Sienna Miller

#every #fascinated #give #intricate #like

As costly as it was in the lives of our men and women in uniform, in military assets, and in esteem and pride, Pearl Harbor was a watershed moment for America. ↗

— Joe Baca

#assets #costly #esteem #harbor #lives

Having a vested interest in other souls unconditionally creates a ripple effect that produces miracles in the lives of those around us. ↗

— Molly Friedenfeld

#compassion #inspiration #inspirational-quotes #joy #kindness

Life ends with a snap of small bones, a head cracked from its stem, and a spirit unmoored... ↗

— Sarah Kernochan

#jane-was-here #karma #paranormal #paranormal-fiction #paranormal-suspense

How joyful to be together, alone as when we first were joined in our little house by the river long ago, except that now we know each other, as we did not then; and now instead of two stories fumbling to meet, we belong to one story that the two, joining, made. And now we touch each other with the tenderness of mortals, who know themselves ↗

— Wendell Berry

#love #soulmates #love