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“Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to power is to choose to limit oneself - to serve.”

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William P. Young, born on May 11, 1955, is an American author whose novel 'The Shack' has gained worldwide attention and become a bestseller. His work has sparked widespread discussions about religion and the meaning of life. more

“I imagine that the goddess of Love has come down from Olympus to visit a mortal. So as not to die of cold in this modern world of ours, she wraps her sublime body in great heavy furs and warms her feet on the prostrate body of her lover. I imagine the favorite of this beautiful despot, who is whipped when his mistress grows tired of kissing him, and whose love only grows more intense the more he is trampled underfoot. I shall call the picture "Venus in Furs”

“We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason why they write so little.”

Want Needs Writing Littles Reason Seems Share Longing Species Reason Why Who We Are Sheep Reading And Writing Needs And Wants Lice

Book:Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Source: Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

“Vampires are people too!”

People Vampire

Book:Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 1-5

Source: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 1-5

“The life of the enemy . Whoever lives for the sake of combating an enemy has an interest in the enemy's staying alive.”

Interest Enemy Alive Sake Staying Staying Alive

Book:Political writings of Friedrich Nietzsche: an edited anthology

Source: Political writings of Friedrich Nietzsche: an edited anthology

“It looks to me to be obvious that the whole world cannot eat an American diet.”

World Looks Whole Obvious Whole World Diets American Diet

Author:Jerry Brown

“Pain or perspective, that's the choice.' . . . You choose pain - you choose to fight it, deny it, bury it - then yes, the choice is always hard. But you choose perspective - embrace your history, give it credit for the better person it can make you, scars and all - the choice gets easier every time.”

Giving Persons Hard Pain Choices Fighting Perspective Easier Embrace Deny Credit Scar You Choose Better Person

Book:Kiss

Source: Kiss

“And he wants you to keep that at the front of your mind? He wants you to stay focused on the darkest seasons of your life? How could that possibly do any good?' . . . He wants you to remember who delivered you from that time. That's the point of holding on to memory: delivery, not darkness.”

Want Mind Remember Memories Darkness Fronts Seasons Focused Holding On Stay Focused Delivery

Author:Ted Dekker

“... because I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never once the least bit with any man.”

Men Girl Bits Fallen Pretty Girl

Book:Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys

Source: Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys

“Only do not forget, if I wake up crying it's only because in my dream I'm a lost child hunting through the leaves of the night for your hands.”

Ifs Children Dream Hands Night Lost Forget Cry Wake Up Hunting Lost Child

Book:100 Love Sonnets: Cien sonetos de amor

Source: 100 Love Sonnets: Cien sonetos de amor

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