“I think a lot of people have unreasonable expectations because they never stop to consider what life actually has to offer them. They're always looking for some great epiphany from the skies. They never stop to consider the fact which human beings find hardest to recognize: "Maybe I'm not worthy of an epiphany.” PeopleThinkingHumansFactsHuman BeingsSkyOffersExpectationsWorthyHardestUnreasonableEpiphanyNot Worthy Book:Conversations with Robertson Davies Source: Conversations with Robertson Davies
“I had many, many, many death threats. I couldn't open letters for a long time, because they all had to be opened by either the FBI or somebody. I couldn't open letters. I had to be escorted. In fact, just recently I went to a funeral, Calvin Wardlaw, who was the detective -- the policeman -- with me for two years, passed away just recently. He and I got to be bosom buddies really, but that was the hardest part. I wasn't able to enjoy -- you know.” KnowsYearsLongTwoFactsAbleEnjoyLong TimeLettersThreatHardestTwo YearsFuneralBuddyPolicemenDetectivesBosomsFbiPassed Away Author:Hank Aaron
“Sometimes the hardest part of my job is the incessant reminder of the fact we're all trying so assiduously to ignore: we are here temporarily. Life is only ours on loan.” TryingSometimesFactsJobsLife IsHardestRemindersLoanIncessant Author:Sue Grafton