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  • My point, once again, is not that those ancient people told literal stories and we are now smart enough to take them symbolically, but that they told them symbolically and we are now dumb enough to take them literally!Upload to Facebook
    My point, once again, is not that those ancient people told literal stories and we are now smart enough to take them symbolically, but that they told them symbolically and we are now dumb enough to take them literally!
    ~ John Dominic Crossan
  • When all the details fit in perfectly, something is probably wrong with the story.Upload to Facebook
    When all the details fit in perfectly, something is probably wrong with the story.
    ~ Charles Baxter
  • We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.Upload to Facebook
    We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.
    ~ Randy Pausch
  • I was your shelter in the rain, but you closed the door on me when it stopped.Upload to Facebook
    I was your shelter in the rain, but you closed the door on me when it stopped.
    ~ Marion Bekoe
  • Sometimes not talking is effortless, and other times it's more exhausting than lifting pianos.Upload to Facebook
    Sometimes not talking is effortless, and other times it's more exhausting than lifting pianos.
    ~ Steve Toltz
  • Enlightenment is: absolute cooperation with the inevitable.Upload to Facebook
    Enlightenment is: absolute cooperation with the inevitable.
    ~ Anthony de Mello
  • I'm restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again.Upload to Facebook
    I'm restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again.
    ~ Anais Nin
  • Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.Upload to Facebook
    Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
    ~ Toni Morrison
  • Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead.Upload to Facebook
    Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead.
    ~ Fannie Flagg
  • The best way to find yourself is to  lose yourself in the service of others.Upload to Facebook
    The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
    ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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