“ Our experiences are the building blocks of the future hewn out of the granite of the present. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ I have outgrown so much, I think at some point we all do ~ we reach a stage in our life where we are forced to make a change, forced to cut friendships, relationships, jobs and places we once called h… Nikki Rowe
“ I am thankful that there are those among us who have sacrificed dearly on behalf of us. And I ardently pray to God that I might be less like myself and more like them. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Our long wanderings have made a man out of him, too. They have not only strengthened his frame and hardened his constitution, but they have given stability to his character. He is thoughtful and prude… G.A. Henty
“ We would prefer all gain and no loss in life, yet that would gain us nothing more than great loss. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ We grow apart because we grow in different stages and not all of our stages align. Dominic Riccitello
“ It is in building the best of our abilities that we ultimately destroy the worst of our liabilities. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ The adult within me would be much wiser to learn from the child within me rather than focus on the demand that the child within me grow up. Craig D. Lounsbrough
“ Age has given me what I was looking for my entire life - it has given me . It has provided time and experience and failures and triumphs and time-tested friends who have helped me step into the shape… Anne Lamott
“ The greatest mistake is to think that we ever know why we do things...I suppose the nearest we can ever come to it is by getting what old people call 'experience.' But by the time we've got that we're… Edith Wharton
“ I've always figured it that you die each day and each day is a box, you see, all numbered and neat; but never go back and lift the lids, because you've died a couple of thousand times in your life, an… Ray Bradbury
“ You do know, I hope, that no man under the age of forty can even approach fascinating. Tasha Alexander
“ I am beginning to realize, at the ripe old age of twenty-nine, that one of the problems I have in life is a tendency to completely romanticize how things will be in the future, which inevitably leads… Jane Green
“ ...it's been amazing- not perfect, but amazing. I'm actually glad of the nonperfection because that has made our relationship feel more grounded, solid, and real than what I had (...), which just crui… Sherri Rifkin
“ The Holy Spirit is described as the Comforter, like a mother would be a comforter to her child. It is also said of the Spirit that He will lead us into all truth. Who instructs children? It is general… Lisa Bedrick
“ We become the product of our recurrent thoughts. Writing is one method of explicating upon our thoughts, condensing multiple scenes, times, and ideas, and editing our fragmented beliefs. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ My innocence is not lost—it has been converted into wisdom. The sensation we call "breaking" is the pain that comes from resisting the truth. Life broke parts of me that needed to fall away for me to… Jewel
“ Every child matures, which is both a blessing and a damn shame. Children can imagine worlds that never exist, worlds far more interesting and consoling than an adult knows. Kilroy J. Oldster