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“I can hear the sizzle of newborn stars, and know anything of meaning, of the fierce magic emerging here. I am witness to flexible eternity, the evolving past, and I know we will live forever, as dust or breath in the face of stars, in the shifting pattern of winds.”
― Secrets from the Center of the World (Volume 17)
― Secrets from the Center of the World (Volume 17)
“You know how everything seems so normal when you’re growing up,” she asked plaintively, “and then comes this moment when you realize your whole family is nuts?”
― We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
― We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
“It's worth making time to find the things that really stir your soul. That’s what makes you really feel alive. You have to say ‘no’ to other things you’re used to, and do it with all your heart.”
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“You learn as much from failure as from success, Dad always says. Though no one admires you for it.”
― We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
― We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
“To disagree with Trump is to be wrong. To portray Trump in a way that does not fit with his image of himself is to be a loser. It is an approach to life that may work in business (where Trump can walk out and not deal with people who displease him), but government leaders do not enjoy that luxury, especially the president of the United States. If”
― The Making of Donald Trump
― The Making of Donald Trump
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