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"Severing our young and fragile friendship was a sad ordeal, but sadder still was the fact that this friend found it so difficult to respond to my immediate need, unlike a dreamed boy who always afforded me easy comfort. I couldn't understand what was so hard about reaching out to hug someone. But judging by Gregory's uncomfortable conduct I had to assume it was an honest trial."
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"I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat."
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"We reject God when we reject people."
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"They were not bound to regard with affection a thing that could not sympathise with one amongst them; a heterogeneous thing, opposed to them in temperament, in capacity, in propensities; a useless thing, incapable of serving their interest, or adding to their pleasure; a noxious thing, cherishing the germs of indignation at their treatment, of contempt of their judgment. I know that had I been a sanguine, brilliant, careless, exacting, handsome, romping child-though equally dependent and friendless-Mrs. Reed would have endured my presence more complacently; her children would have entertained..."
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"I submit all my plays to the National Theatre for rejection. To assure myself I am seeing clearly."
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"The rejection of knowledge (ignorance) attracts a reaction from God."
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"Everything is a rejection of you, not your product, or your script, or a cosmetic. It's you."
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"Don't let anyone, or any rejection, keep you from what you want."
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"The world of romance and business works on this principle - You may be rejected several times, but not everyone will reject you."
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"You would hate people if you were like me. If you weren't wanted."
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"Lack of knowledge leads to rejection by God."
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"I'm not saying that I think one man is better than the other. I'm not saying that either is kinder or wiser or more ambitious, more thoughtful, confident, or able. But the fact is that when I'm with the one, comfort settles into my bones. I feel calm around him, as if the sun is smiling down on me and the world has suddenly become a sweet, safe place to be. I feel good about life-about myself. And it's hard not to want to be near someone who, just by their very nature, makes you feel that way."
Emotion

"This day is the most recent set of events to define you. Every day changes your life. Every last one."
Change

"It's good to look at life from the bottom up so you can see that things have risen above what they once were."
Perspective

"I am grateful for the rare opportunities to look at my circumstances from a higher perspective, one detached from the dim outlook I normally insist on seeing. These periodic glimpses show me life's grandeur."
Gratitude

"The sweetest melody that playson starry nights and wintry days,most soothing to my listening earsand calming to beleaguering fears,I call a symphony on air-the song of sweet, still silence rare."
Peace

"Life isn't a lazy cruise on some endless, calm, and temperate sea. Life is a raging ocean with swells and tidal waves that wreck and sink your boat. Life is a series of storms-overcast skies, fierce winds, and pelting rain. You were meant to be immersed in it all-first to float, then swim, and eventually to walk on water."
Life

"In an unfathomable expanse of universe supporting galaxies of star systems with orbiting planets innumerable, I am nothing. And yet to the few bodies encircling my tiny little spot in the world, I am essential."
Existence

"Happiness has two hands: one with strength for lifting up heavy hearts and a gentle hand for tickling."
Strength

"When we all part from this life and gather on the other side, the only thing each of us will have to share is his own story."
Legacy

"Nothing can squelch your fire except turning your back on the thing that fuels it."
Purpose
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