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“When you're a child you long to be an adult and decide everything for yourself, but when you're an adult you realize that's the worst part of it.”

Book:Anxious People

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“I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn't make up my mind which of the figs I would choose. I wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and, as I sat there, unable to decide, the figs began to wrinkle and go black, and, one by one, they plopped to the ground at my feet.”

Decisions Indecision

Book:the bell jar

Source: the bell jar

“Mom always liked to say that we hardly ever know the decisions we make that change our lives, mostly because they are little ones. You took this bus instead of that one and ended up meeting your soul mate, that kind of thing. But there was no doubt in my mind that this was one of those life-changing moments.”

Life Decisions Choices And Consequences

Book:Demonglass

Source: Demonglass

“Don't entrust your future on others' hands. Rather make decisions by yourself with the help of God's guidance. Hold your beliefs so tight and never let go of them!”

Future Decisions Guidance Decision Making Beliefs Entrust

Author:Hark Herald Sarmiento

“Mithorden said it well," she said finally. "It's worshipping death. They say they follow light. But, in the end, they're really following desolation, division, the end of things. You should hear their prophecies -- war, destruction, only special chosen people are spared." She felt sad and angry. Worse, she wondered to what ends people who believed these things would go to assert their views.”

Death Religion Faith Belief Prophecy The End

Author:Robert Fanney

“I blame Doctor Who. Mr Spock. The Scooby Gang: both the ones in the Mystery Machine and the ones with the stakes. I've spent my life with stories of people who don't walk away, who go back for their friends, who make that last stand. I've been brainwashed by Samwise Gamgee.”

Humour Decisions Pop Culture

Book:Stray

Source: Stray

“You must love him enough to trust his wishes, even if you disagree with them. You must respect him - no matter how wrong you think he may be, no matter how poor you think his decisions, you must respect his desire to make them. Even if one of them includes loving you.”

Love Decisions

Book:The Well of Ascension

Source: The Well of Ascension

“But he was able to understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.”

Decisions

Book:The Alchemist

Source: The Alchemist

“Every choice has a long afterlife of consequences. No one can know the eventual outcome of any decision. All you can do is make the best choice you can make in the moment.”

Decisions Choices And Consequences Julian Blackthorn

Book:Queen of Air and Darkness

Source: Queen of Air and Darkness

“It felt like waiting for something to happen. Which has to be the worst part of being young. So many of your decisions aren't yours; they're made by other people. Sometimes they're made badly by other people. Sometimes they're made by other people who have no idea what the consequences of those decisions might be. The bastards.”

Youth Decisions

Book:The Rest of Us Just Live Here

Source: The Rest of Us Just Live Here

“When we reflect on the larger picture of our lives, we can compass our ‘cherished priorities’ and discover whether they align with our actions and decisions. If they don’t, we can adjust them to our values and ambitions. Frequently evaluating our values and gauging what is truly important to us can help keep our priorities in check. (“The infinite Wisdom of Meditation“)”

Values Decisions Actions Infinite Wisdom Cherished Priorities Gauging Keep In Check The Larger Picture

Author:Erik Pevernagie

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