Quotes of Dilys Laing

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To be a woman and a writer is double mischief, for the world will slight her who slights "the servile house," and who would rather make odes than beds.

- Dilys Laing

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“ Without term limits, some remain in office for decades; as a result, their power increases and they feel entitled, and ignore the people they represent; but do not be fooled that term limits would ultimately change representation, for it’s the ignorance of the populace who continue returning the same people to office. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself. ”

- Leo Buscaglia

“ Perfect is annoying, boring, and impossible to sustain. Knowing how to translate conscientiousness into something beyond the fleeting satisfaction of “me” toward a “we” mindset is the best move you can make. ”

- Kristen Lee

“ Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery. ”

- Charles Dickens

“ Don't worry when people only bring up your past. It's only because your present and future looks brighter and better than theirs ”

- Kimberking

“ When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth. ”

- Jodi Picoult

“ We love those who admire us, but not those whom we admire. ”

- Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“ Be supportive of others the way you would want them to be supportive of you. ”

- Ken Poirot

“ Love thy neighbor — and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier. ”

- Mae West

“ What you meet in another being is the projection of your own level of evolution. ”

- Ram Dass

“ Confidence is how we perceive the manifestation of truth in us. ”

- Mike Stagnitta

“ Better to have, and not need, than to need, and not have. ”

- Franz Kafka

“ True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked. ”

- Erich Segal

“ It is better to be respected than it is to be popular. Popularity ends on yearbook day, but respect lasts forever. ”

- John Bytheway

“ Drag your thoughts away from your troubles… by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it. ”

- Mark Twain

“ Give yourself permission to practice selfcare and to make time for your own dreams, goals, and priorities. ”

- Ruth Soukup

“ Where you go, I shall go; where you die, I shall die, and there will I be buried. ”

- Rosamund Hodge

“ At one time or another we are all called to leave the safety of our homes, the certainty of what we know, the illusions of who we are. Not everyone will heed this call, of course. And those who do will risk losing themselves completely. But if we choose to ignore the invitation, we risk never knowing who we might have become. We risk dying without knowing what it is to live. ”

- Thomas Lloyd Qualls

“ I held my heart back from positively accepting anything, since I was afraid of another fall, and in this condition of suspense I was being all the more killed. ”

- St. Augustine of Hippo

“ Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic. ”

- Anais Nin

“ Living with a purpose in life is more fulfilling than living a rich lifestyle without a purpose. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ Your heart is a powerful force. Use it consciously. ”

- Amy Leigh Mercree

“ Love is a panacea for a wound that never stops weeping. ”

- Kilroy J. Oldster

“ We will either find a way, or make one. ”

- Hannibal

“ The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being. ”

- Tom Robbins