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Quote by Frederick Buechner

“Laugh till you weep. Weep till there's nothing left but to laugh at your weeping. In the end it's all one.”

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Frederick Buechner, born on July 11, 1926, is a renowned American writer. His works span across various genres including novels, essays, and plays, known for their profound religious and philosophical reflections. more

“The trouble with steeling yourself against the harshness of reality is that the same steel that secures your life against being destroyed secures your life also against being opened up and transformed by the holy power that life itself comes from. You can survive on your own. You can grow strong on your own. You can even prevail on your own. But you cannot become human on your own.”

Humans Reality Strong Grows Trouble Holy Destroyed Transformed Steel Harshness

Book:Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechne

Source: Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechne

“The birth of Jesus made possible not just a new way of understanding life but a new way of living it.”

Way Made Jesus Understanding Birth New Ways Merry Christmas Inspirational Understanding Life Jesus And Christmas Jesus Christmas Jesus Birth

Book:The Life of Jesus

Source: The Life of Jesus

“Until people see poetry as springing from all of life, they will isolate it in a creativity corner and treat it like a mascot.”

People Creativity Treats Corners Mascots

Author:Phillip Lopate

“I like the freedom that comes with lowered expectations.”

Expectations

Author:Phillip Lopate

“The prospect of a long day at the beach makes me panic. There is no harder work I can think of than taking myself off to somewhere pleasant, where I am forced to stay for hours and 'have fun'.”

Thinking Long I Can Fun Hours Work Harder Beach Having Fun Pleasant Panic Long Day

Book:Getting Personal: Selected Writings

Source: Getting Personal: Selected Writings

“Why am I attracted to all these lying quotes all of a sudden? Here’s another one. This one by Phillip Lopate: ‘(Children know it better than adults) that in telling a lie, fidelity is everything.’”

Knows Children Lying Adults Fidelity

Author:Phillip Lopate

“The trick is to realize that one is not important, except insofar as one’s example can serve to elucidate a more widespread human trait and make readers feel a little less lonely and freakish.”

Feels Humans Littles Important Realizing Example Reader Lonely Tricks Traits

Author:Phillip Lopate

“I’ve always thought that each person invented himself… that we are each a figment of our own imagination. And some people have a greater ability to imagine than others.”

People Persons Imagination Ability Greater Imagine Figments

Author:David Geffen

“I have no talent except for being able to enjoy and recognize it in others.”

Able Enjoy Talent

Author:David Geffen

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