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If you aren't the woman I think you are, then this isn't the world I thought it was. — Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha
Tell the truth, or someone will tell it for you. — Stephanie Klein, Straight Up and Dirty
In life you'll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it's because they're stupid. That will help kee — Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
I feel about Photoshop the way some people feel about abortion. It is appalling and a tragic reflection on the moral dec — Tina Fey
It's easy to hate and point out everything that is wrong with the world — it is the hardest and most important work in one's life to free oneself from the bonds of fear and attachment.
In my opinion, our health care system has failed when a doctor fails to treat an illness that is treatable. — Kevin Alan Lee, The Split Mind: Schizophrenia from an Insider's Point of View
Civilization is only possible for deeply unpleasant animals. It is only an ape that can be truly civilized. — Mark Rowlands, The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons from the Wild on Love, Death, and Happiness
Today I wore a pair of faded old jeans and a plain grey baggy shirt. I hadn't even taken a shower, and I did not put on — Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.
Somehow the idyllic existence I envisioned never quite came to pass, but aside from the occasional culinary disaster, my — Alexandra Bogdanovic, Truth Be Told: Adam Becomes Audrey
The things that make you a functional citizen in society - manners, discretion, cordiality - don't necessarily make you — Natalie Goldberg, Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir
When Mr. William Faraday sat down to write his memoirs after fifty-eight years of blameless inactivity he found the work — Margery Allingham, Dancers in Mourning
We are each warriors of our own times. When we step out of our protective shell, we each encounter forces much more powe — Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
The struggles we endure today will be the ‘good old days’ we laugh about tomorrow. — Aaron Lauritsen, 100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road Trip
Those who achieve the extraordinary are usually the most ordinary because they have nothing to prove to anybody. Be Humb — Aaron Lauritsen, 100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road Trip
It's in those quiet little towns, at the edge of the world, that you will find the salt of the earth people who make you — Aaron Lauritsen, 100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road Trip
Mistakes? That's why they put erasers on pencils. — Rick Barnett
The features of character are carved out of adversity. — Rick Barnett
They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and n — Patricia Christian Punches, Even When Life Doesn't Play Nice: One Child's Journey from Unfavorable Beginnings a Memoir
We write, edit, and rewrite the story of our own life employing descriptive words, metaphors, and symbols. Our lives are — Kilroy J. Oldster
I live in one of the best places, bar none, to appreciate the wild natural environment. I also live in one of the most p — Kate Troll, The Great Unconformity: Reflections on Hope in an Imperiled World