“ Living’s for those of us who failed. Greedy God, gathering in the good ones, leaving the world to the rest of us, to rot. Colleen McCullough
“ If your lot makes you cry and be wretched, get rid of it and take another; strike out for yourself; don't listen to the shriek of your relations...don't be afraid of public opinion in the shape of the… Elizabeth von Arnim
“ If your attitude is one of gratefully searching for God’s truth & goodness in any situation, it will change your life. Stormie Omartian
“ If you ever seem to be sliding back into the very thing you’ve already been set free of, don’t even waste time getting discouraged. Often what seems like the same old thing coming back again may be a… Stormie Omartian
“ If I have been given any gift in this life, it’s my ability to live simultaneously in the rational world and the world of imagination. Tom Robbins
“ I was giving up. I would have given up - if a voice hadn't made itself heard in my heart. The voice said I will not die. I refuse it. I will make it through this nightmare. I will beat the odds, as gr… Yann Martel
“ I know what it is to be pushed in a direction you don't want to go, or one you're not ready for. People say they know what's best for you. Maybe sometimes it's true. But it doesn't matter if they keep… Nora Roberts
“ Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.—Samuel Beckett, Worstward Ho (1983) Samuel Beckett
“ Because everyone is guilty for everyone else. For all the 'wee ones,' because there are little children and big children. All people are 'wee ones.' And I'll go for all of them, because there must be… Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“ And having once chosen, never to seek to return to the crossroads of that decision-for even if one chooses wrongly, the choice cannot be unmade. Jacqueline Carey
“ And she was awed to see that vibrant life still struggled to thrive despite such destruction. Lois Lowry
