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"The law's a necessary evil--we canna be doing without it--but do ye not think it a poor substitute for conscience?"

"Been there, done that. I'm sure I've got a T - shirt somewhere to prove it."

"All these faces look happy enough, say Shug. Big and beefy. Eyes clear and innocent, like they don't know them other crooks on the front page. But they the same folks, she say."

"The Pentacle - The ancients envisioned their world in two halves - masculine and feminine. Their gods and goddesses worked to keep a balance of power. Yin and Yang. When male and female were balanced, there was harmony in the world. When they were unbalanced there was chaos."

"To try is to accept the possibility of failure. Simply do."


"There is a personal sacrifice required to realize God's passion."

"In acceptance, I am grounded. In vulnerability, I am strong. In love, I am whole."

"It made a big difference in my life to grow up with a dad who wasn't afraid of how great my mom was."

"How many people are watching a movie right now, or reading a book or listening to a song or looking into their life or dreaming with this profound, conscious or not, yearning more than anything for some kind of relationship somewhere with someone or something that would cause them to stagger in intimate rawness in friendship and love?"

"Already, this little-walked gigantic trail through my country's Western wilderness held in my mind the promise of escape from myself, the liberation only a huge transformation could grant me. This walk would be my salvation. It had to be."

"Walking alone is not difficult but when we have walked a mile worth a thousand years with someone then coming back alone is what is difficult."

"Christmas teaches us to be loving, kind, giving, forgiving, and appreciating."


"Pivotal changes occur with every period of time."

"Insecurity is debilitating. It cripples your motivation and breaks your spirit. The condition is NOT insurmountable, but healing will only begin when self loathing ends. Once you learn to love the person you are, there are no limits to the person you can become."


"When I select a topic, it's usually a commitment of two to three years of my life."

"It is a good idea to know which publishers publish which stories. For example, there is no sense in sending a picture book text to a publisher who does not publish picture books."


"Times are not what they were, and we cannot be, either. If you sit and wish for what you want, you may not see it this side of the grave."


"We have to scrutinize the entire abatement process to ensure the companies that are under consideration for an abatement truly need one, and I don't believe that is being done now."


"I tried to write with someone else once before, but it was not successful."

"Climb the ladder of success, by always presenting your best self. Practice being exceptional at what you do."

"Pam. Listen.'The phone is pressed to my ear. Speak.'Appius Livius Ocella just dropped in.'Fuck a zombie!' - Sookie & Pam, Dead in the Family, Charlaine Harris"

"Everything happened to find the balance of Life."

"And you are mine, and you will be mine. Theywill not get you. - Eric from Dead and Gone"

"Authenticity isn't just about saying "this is who I am-it is also about being flexible enough to recognize and appreciate the uniqueness in others-honoring the mutual respect for being authentic and true."

"A rape victim... a rape victim who fights...They've been violated, made helpless and afraid. It breaks their confidence in the safety of their little world. It makes them afraid." .... "If you don't fight, it's not quite the same. If they make you help, make you cooperate, then it's not clear to you anymore. Is it rape? You feel dirty, violated, and guilty. Most of all guilty because you should have fought. Especially if you're Mercy and you fight everything."

"Love is about giving freedom and power, not about gaining control or possession."


"Your complaint should be a pointer to what God wants you to do."

"People stubbornly lived their lives as they wanted, without regard to me, to an amazing degree."

"If you don't stay relevant you will be relegated."

"Well, my relationship to America at the time I left was very limited."

"I saw something I could never forget. I saw lifetimes of acknowledgement, fear, wisdom, questioning, and understanding in a child's eye. It was the worst thing I would ever witness."
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