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There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness.


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MATTHEW PEARL You can see the geometric designs in my sculptures - dealing with the lines and curves.
PEARL FRYAR We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us - not our effects on others.
PEARL BAILEY I think Elvis would be alive today, probably, if he had been allowed to mix and mingle with his fans...
MINNIE PEARL The intense media coverage of today's campus shootings presents a double edged sword. On the one...
MATTHEW PEARL I've always loved the '40s romantic comedies and the idea of those mistaken identities and l...
PEARL CLEAGE I played C.J. Watson too many minutes, and also Chris Lofton and Andre Patterson. I did not keep the...
BRUCE PEARL LSU, Alabama and Arkansas are big, physical and athletic. Add Oklahoma State and Memphis -- there ar...
BRUCE PEARL Show business is made up of disappointments, and it's through life's disappointments that you grow.
MINNIE PEARL Howdeeeeee!
MINNIE PEARL The doctor must have put my pacemaker in wrong. Every time my husband kisses me, the garage door goe...
MINNIE PEARL What's most explosive about historical fiction is to use the fictional elements to pressure the ...
MATTHEW PEARL As a writer of historical fiction, I believe you don't want to fictionalize gratuitously; you wa...
MATTHEW PEARL That was a game of two completely different halves. I was thrilled with the way we played in the fir...
BRUCE PEARL It's the greatest sound in college basketball. The crowd makes this noise, like ' oh no ' when a guy...
BRUCE PEARL He does more in the game of basketball than make baskets, but certainly we don't win without him mak...
BRUCE PEARL We are humbled to have been considered for this very prestigious award. We were exceedingly pleased ...
ROBIN PEARL