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“When you start writing the magic comes when the characters seem to take on a life of their own and write the words for themselves.”

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Alice Hoffman

Alice Hoffman is a renowned American contemporary novelist, born on March 16, 1952. Her works are known for their dreamlike narrative style and rich imagination, which have won her a large following among readers. more

“The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love. We can never really love anybody with whom we never laugh. Love is in the giver, not the gift. He told me that once he forgot himself and opened up like a door with a loose latch and everything fell out and he tried for days to put it all back in the proper order, but he finally gave up and left if there in a pile and loved everything equally. thanks to a subscriber! -William Sloan Coffin.”

Ifs World Love Order Left Love Is Laughing Doors Dangerous Thanks Giver Gave Up Coffins Latches Laugh Love

Author:William Sloane Coffin

“God has neither form nor shape under which we can know Him; when he speaks of Himself in metaphors and similes, He is adapting Himself to our foolishness, our limited capacity.”

Knows Form Speak Shapes Capacity Metaphor Foolishness Simile Adaptability Adapting

Author:Christina, Queen of Sweden

“Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it.”

Use Conscious Dignity Perfume Sweden

Author:Christina, Queen of Sweden

“Friends are like windows through which you see out into the world and back into yourself. If you don't have friends you see much less than you otherwise might.”

Ifs World Might Friendship Window

Author:Merle Shain

“Beauty should be kind, as well as charm.”

Should Wells Kind Beauty Charm Be Kind

Author:George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne

“Happy the man, of mortals happiest he, Whose quiet mind from vain desires is free; Whom neither hopes deceive, nor fears torment, But lives at peace, within himself content; In thought, or act, accountable to none But to himself, and to the gods alone.”

Men Mind Desire He Man Quiet Mortals Vain Contentment Deceiving Torment Peace Within

Author:George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne

“With strength to meet sorrow, and faith to endure”

Strength Sorrow Endure Fidelity

Book:A wreath of wild flowers from New England

Source: A wreath of wild flowers from New England

“Part of what we admire about a painting or a piece of music is the order which the artist has imposed upon what would otherwise have appeared disconnected or chaotic.”

Artist Order Pieces Painting Music Is Admire Chaotic Disconnected

Author:Anthony Storr

“Idiosyncratic belief systems which are shared by only a few adherents are likely to be regarded as delusional. Belief systems which may be just as irrational but which are shared by millions are called world religions.”

World May Belief Millions Irrational Belief Systems Delusional World Religions

Book:Feet Of Clay: The Power and Charisma of Gurus

Source: Feet Of Clay: The Power and Charisma of Gurus

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