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“Life is more mystery than history....”

Book:Tanglewreck

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Tanglewreck

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Jeanette Winterson

Jeanette Winterson is a renowned British author known for her distinctive literary style and profound social commentary. Her works span a wide range of themes, including novels, essays, and poetry. Winterson's novel 'Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit' is a story about growth, faith, and sexuality that has received widespread acclaim. more

“It's kind of like wading into the ocean. Once you get past where the wave breaks you start to bob up & down more. When you get more comfortable you're able to lay on your back & float. I have done this so many times, since I was a child, that it gets easier. I learn to be patient, improve my timing & approach it at an angle that benefits me. I can't change the nature of the sea but I can adapt as to how I take my swim. ~ in response to “I feel like I spend my time surviving & not living”.”

Change Benefits Living Patience Depth Swim Survive Analogy Adaptive Thriving

Author:Nancy Lavoie

“In both, today, are turnips, rotund orators, ventriloquists of the vanished. I have cut into one and pondered the inner brightness, made of almost nothing but being alive.”

Life Poetry Produce Poem Living Vegetables Turnips

Author:Jane Hirshfield

“This is not a story, he told himself. This is reality, and I am living it right now.”

Life Living Moving Forward Story Relaxing

Book:The Stardust Thief

Source: The Stardust Thief

“I just preferred living day to day: the only strategy I'd found to successfully immunize myself against both the past and the future.”

Life Past Future Living Day To Day Living In The Moment Living Day To Day