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"It is not cowardly, quite the contrary, to seek to meet the adversary and know his intentions. However, it is cowardly, shameful and treasonable to lay down arms."

"It's amazing how much you can learn if your intentions are truly earnest."

"It is my intention to proceed slowly with our trenches."

"The object of most prayers is to wangle an advance on good intentions."

"Does your tone match your intention? Is your tone of voice confusing or clarifying? Are you coming across to others as you had hoped? Once you begin to notice your tone, you can adjust as needed to make it work in your favor."

"The power of intention can open the door of opportunity and transform a valley of trouble into a triumph of joy."
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"Instead of a book, what if we're actually writing (or not writing) in the margins of our lives? What if our lives are books? What is the sign of our presence? Are we pressing into the margins our interpretations and questions? Are we circling offending verbs and drawing furious arrows to the margin where we scrawl "irony," "frustration," "voiceless," "unfair!" Or do we simply turn the pages, passively receiving what's given, furiously disagreeing but remaining silent about it?"

"Generosity has little to do with giving gifts, and everything to do with giving space to others to be who they are."

"We can either own our circumstances and be creative in them, or we can throw up our hands and say, I cannot be held accountable because the conditions are not ideal."

"Don't say you're a writer if you're not writing. Even if you're writing, don't call yourself a writer. Say instead, 'I write.' It's the verb that's important, not the noun."

"Watch other people for clues about who they are, not just clues about how much they are or are not like you."
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