She realized as a girl of eight that if she sat down and wrote her stories, she could escape the parts of life she didn't like, embroider the parts she did and thus control the life she had.

Quote by Dudley Clendinen

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She realized as a girl of eight that if she sat down and wrote her...

She realized as a girl of eight that if she sat down and wrote her...

That song, for me, is about drugs and alcohol and loss and love. It's about...

That song, for me, is about drugs and alcohol and loss and love. It's about...

Love hurts. Boys lie. Friends Cry. People Die. Parents yell. You always try. You're never...

Love hurts. Boys lie. Friends Cry. People Die. Parents yell. You always try. You're never...

Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired...

Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired...

Our true reality is in our identity and unity with all life.

Our true reality is in our identity and unity with all life.

We're all in the same game, just different levels. Dealing with the same hell, just...

We're all in the same game, just different levels. Dealing with the same hell, just...

What would life be without arithmetic, but a scene of horrors?

What would life be without arithmetic, but a scene of horrors?

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no...

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no...

Whatever you have, you must either use or lose.

Whatever you have, you must either use or lose.

To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly.

To enjoy life, we must touch much of it lightly.

I'd rather lose myself in passion than lose my passion.

I'd rather lose myself in passion than lose my passion.

Your biggest fantasy is walking away from the life (they think) you lead.

Your biggest fantasy is walking away from the life (they think) you lead.

Life may have no meaning. Or even worse, it may have a meaning of which...

Life may have no meaning. Or even worse, it may have a meaning of which...

In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back.

In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back.

If you sleep on life, all you will have is dreams.

If you sleep on life, all you will have is dreams.

No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power...

No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power...

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to...

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to...

Without the way , there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing;...

Without the way , there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing;...

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in...

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in...