We are all looking for a place in life, somewhere we fit. It’s not a place that changes who we are or what we do – perhaps it shapes us, makes us better, makes us more - but mostly it shelters us with a sense of peace, a sense that whatever we do, whoever we are, we’re not alone in it. I was lucky enough to find that place, when I was sixteen years old.
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We, each of us, are at a place in our lives because of innume... R.A. SALVATORE Like you and me," said Jade. "How we used to be." "What do you mean? Crazy?" "... SCOTT SPENCER If you love someone you must set them free like the wind and give them the respect they deserve.If y... GARY F EVANS... Let us be the ones who say we do not accept that a child dies every three seconds simply because he ... BRAD PITT A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe", a part limited in time and space. ALBERT EINSTEIN A couple of customers interrupted [...] who wanted to know if we had some YA book about ants and ali... SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON It is not what men eat but what they digest that makes them strong; not what we gain but what we sav... FRANCIS BACON You are worth more than you think you are SOTONYE ANGA I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not le... ANNE LAMOTT Value your parabatai," he said. "For it is a precious bond. All love is precious. It is why we do wh... CASSANDRA CLARE We have a mechanism in place to do what a union claims it can do for us. KYLE DIPPERY I don’t need to worry that Finch and I never filmed our wanderings. It’s okay that we didn’t c... JENNIFER NIVEN, ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES It takes great courage to write great books. Find your courage and find your voice. KRISTEN LAMB Persistence can look a lot like stupid. KRISTEN LAMB I am a bit old fashion but I believe in prayer, I believe prayer can move mountain. Prayer might not... PATIENCE JOHNSON What makes us leave what we love best? What is it inside us that keeps erasing itself When... CHARLES WRIGHT We are just two lost souls looking for someone to love and understand us for who we really are at th... KAREN KOSTYLA Let us be the ones who say we do not accept that a child dies every three seconds simply because he ... BRAD PITT Dreams are hopeful because they exist as pure possibility. Unlike memories, which are fossils, long ... 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CRAIG GROESCHEL We biologists often use the phrase “Mother Nature” to refer to the entire system of Nature that ... ABHIJIT NASKAR I believe it makes us all even closer believe it or not. We were all pretty close to begin with but ... KATHY VALENTINE But really, all we want, and I speak for the entire human race here, is contact. Someone to let us k... PLEASEFINDTHIS It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that... FRANCIS BACON, SR. It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that... FRANCIS BACON SR. Most of us are not raised to actively encounter our destiny. We may not know that we have one. As ch... JULIA CAMERON When We have Patience in our minds and Love in our hearts, Nothing appears to be impossible or unrea... PHILIP T.M There is some misunderstanding. We do not look any place. We do not recruit. We are passive. We look... CLARENCE THOMAS Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us. We do what we do, because of who we are... NEIL GAIMAN Do not really like rich people, as they make us poor people feel dopey and inadequate. Not that we a... GEORGE SAUNDERS There's no "i" in we, but it is in egoic. When you think about we instead of me, then and only then ... CELESTINE L. GRAY It's a lie to think that you are not good enough. It's a lie to think that you are not beautiful. It... DISON ARNIBAL People see what they want to see SUSAN BETH PFEFFER Let me tell you a story. There was a student who asked his teacher, what is love? The teacher said g... ABHIJIT NASKAR I am sure there is Magic in everything, only we have not sense enough to get hold of it and make it ... FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT I think we are becoming less linked to Dow Jones and more linked to the Nasdaq. That makes sense bec... GILBERTO ZALFA Voter apathy is a civic abdication. CHARLES M. BLOW How would it be,” said Pooh slowly, “if, as soon as we’re out of sight of this Pit, we try to ... MILNE, A. A. In every passing moment that is not appreciated time cannot give it back to you. So in moments of id... GARY F EVANS... We do not get to choose how we start out in life. We do not get to choose the day we are born or the... IDOWU KOYENIKAN Maybe the expectations are more on the likes of Spurs and Arsenal. That could free us. Although we a... MARK HUGHES In asking for miracles, we are seeking a practical goal: a return to inner peace. We’re not asking... MARIANNE WILLIAMSON I think that the administration felt our numbers were going to be down and that Class A would be the... DAVE PALMQUIST The only reason you say that race was not an issue is because you wish it was not. We all wish it wa... CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE It's not what we can do that makes us great, but what we can do but don't which make us great BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA I do not understand the mystery of grace -- only that it meets us where we are and does not leave us... ANNE LAMOTT John and I were lucky because our mother was a strong woman with high expectations and a strong sens... CAROLINE KENNEDY We feel bound to the Christian image of humanity - that is what defines us. Those who do not accept ... ANGELA MERKEL No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus t... PAULO COELHO
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SAMANTHA MORTON You get very possessive about characters, you feel you can see it in your mind and you want to play ... SAMANTHA MORTON When you've been raised in care, rap music isn't just about guns and sexism. They're tal... SAMANTHA MORTON I will check the internet for at least an hour every morning scanning worldwide news to do with chil... SAMANTHA MORTON I was angry but not at God. I feel that you are closer to God when you are messed up. Definitely. Th... SAMANTHA MORTON What shocks me is that so many people leave care and become homeless, and when you're homeless y... SAMANTHA MORTON I like to stretch my acting muscles. SAMANTHA MORTON There aren't a lot of roles written for women who are strong willed. SAMANTHA MATHIS Doing a piece on film is completely different from doing it onstage. SAMANTHA MATHIS You really have to create everything in order to come away with a full human being on screen. SAMANTHA MATHIS When I was blonde I was perceived as an innocent and sweet young girl. SAMANTHA MATHIS I really miss things like going to football games and pep rallies, and when I come home to Tulsa, I ... SAMANTHA ISLER I know a lot of people who say they want to leave Tulsa and go off to L.A. or New York City. But I c... SAMANTHA ISLER I always wanted to act. I guess I've always been a bit of a drama queen. SAMANTHA ISLER I made a decision when I started writing 'All is Song' to take the compliments I had for ... SAMANTHA HARVEY When we fall in love, we feel that this person is ours and we are theirs by our mutual volition, and... SAMANTHA HARVEY As the U.S., much of Europe, and the U.K. shift toward the political right, the rhetoric grows more ... SAMANTHA HARVEY Being published is a bit like being entered into a race you don't even want to run, but, once ru... SAMANTHA HARVEY Common perceptions of female friendships are morning coffees discussing children, bags, periods and ... SAMANTHA HARVEY With twenty six letters, you can create anything you like - any person, any world, any place, any em... SAMANTHA HARVEY It's quite difficult to write about female friendship without it seeming to be a very niche subj... SAMANTHA HARVEY The sense of one's past is so strong and forms our sense of self so strongly, it will always fas... SAMANTHA HARVEY The Japanese have different words for love. To them, it's plain weird that we love spaghetti and... SAMANTHA HARVEY With 'All Is Song,' I tried to construct a very traditional narrative that pulls no tricks. SAMANTHA HARVEY I conceived 'All Is Song' as a modernised, loosely interpreted version of Socrates's lif... SAMANTHA HARVEY Down on the ground, we seem to do anything but make lengthy, robust monologues. We can communicate i... SAMANTHA HARVEY Monologues are self-verifying and self-referencing, a world in their own right, one with its own int... SAMANTHA HARVEY The past is open to all sorts of magical possibilities because it can't be verified. It's as... SAMANTHA HARVEY I'm just fascinated by the past. You know, both by the possibilities it holds and by the complet... SAMANTHA HARVEY When there's change, and people fear things, they become more dogmatic in their views. They lash... SAMANTHA HARVEY Socrates, after all, could be an intensely annoying man, all the time questioning passers-by until t... SAMANTHA HARVEY We use the same possessive pronouns for everything, but do we own our lives or sisters or husbands i... SAMANTHA HARVEY We see book-burning as a crime against humanity: it's intolerable because books represent a kind... SAMANTHA HARVEY There are many ways to go about a story. And if you give yourself some formal constraints, it just m... SAMANTHA HARVEY One of the most unsettling things about 'Monologue' is its long silences, in which the man s... SAMANTHA HARVEY I think we often live at a surface level, and that ends up with us in a lot of difficulty because we... SAMANTHA HARVEY What I always liked about Socrates was his insistence on questioning things for the sake of reaching... SAMANTHA HARVEY My sister is my sister regardless - has always been and always will be and has no choice about it. T... SAMANTHA HARVEY Socrates was famously executed for his philosophical and political beliefs. I wondered what would ha... SAMANTHA HARVEY I don't have a problem with my image; it's other people who do. SAMANTHA FOX I'm an outgoing girl, and I can't help the way I look. SAMANTHA FOX I consider myself sexy. But the sexy image doesn't bother me, and I don't think it detracts ... SAMANTHA FOX When somebody wants me to sign an old picture, it's like looking at another person. SAMANTHA FOX At 20, I didn't know what suited me. I had terrible fashion sense and awful make-up. SAMANTHA FOX When I was a model, everybody was scrutinising me and I felt I had to go to the gym because my figur... SAMANTHA FOX I still keep my accent. SAMANTHA FOX It wouldn't be fair to drag a child round the world, touring. SAMANTHA FOX I am very domesticated. I find I really enjoy it. SAMANTHA FOX