A Thousand Splendid Suns Mariam Miscarriage Quotes & Sayings

It is easy, of course, to fear happiness. There is often complacency in the acceptance of misery. We fear parting from our familiar roles. We fear the consequences of such a parting. We fear happiness because we fear failure. But we must overcome these fears. We must be brave. It is one thing to speculate about what might be. It is quite another to act in behalf of our dreams, to treat them as objectives that are achievable and worth achieving. It is one thing to run from unhappiness; it is another to take action to realize those qualities of dignity and well-being that are the true standards of the human spirit. — Tim O'Brien

I'm just asking for the chance to be your everything. I need to be your forever. — Michelle A. Valentine

In sales, a referral is the key to the door of resistance. — Bo Bennett

One of the liberating things about having a blog is the total vision it allows. — Masha Tupitsyn

Sometimes you need lies to stay alive. — Mira Grant

[The] men of the technostructure are the new and universal priesthood. Their religion is business success; their test of virtue is growth and profit. Their bible is the computer printout; their communion bench is the committee room. — John Kenneth Galbraith

But the trouble is that conscious futility is something only for the young. One cannot go on "despairing of life" in to a ripe old age. One cannot go on being "decadent", since decadence means falling and one can only said to be falling if one is going to reach the bottom reasonably soon. Sooner or later one is obliged to adopt a positive attitude toward life and society. — George Orwell

Have a drink Tom and then you won't feel so foolish to yourself. — F Scott Fitzgerald

My life got happier when I trusted my gut to tell me when to open the door or close the door. There is joy to be found in keeping away from people & situations which could harm my self-respect my peace my worth. — Karen Salmansohn