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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

by Jeanette Winterson

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“Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager.”
― Susan Sontag

tags: action, attention, concentration, connection, eagerness, inspiration, intelligence, observation, vitality

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“ And I think if you're going to be with somebody, you owe it to them to show yourself. ”
― Chris Crutcher, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

tags: honesty-love

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“This is why I forgive, but I don't forget. When you forget someone, the forgiveness doesn't mean anything anymore.”
― Barry Lyga, I Hunt Killers

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“ No amount of effort could have stopped that, because our points of view - the way we perceive things - are inextricably linked to our beliefs, ... ,our beliefs color what we see. ”
― Chris Crutcher, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

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“People are wonderful. I love individuals. I hate groups of people. I hate a group of people with a 'common purpose'. 'Cause pretty soon they have little hats. And armbands. And fight songs. And a list of people they're going to visit at 3am. So, I dislike and despise groups of people but I love individuals. Every person you look at; you can see the universe in their eyes, if you're really looking.”
― George Carlin

tags: carlin, inspirational, politics

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