Crosspieces Quotes & Sayings

Emotional discomfort, when accepted, rises, crests and falls in a series of waves. Each wave washes a part of us away and deposits treasures we never imagined. Out goes naivete, in comes wisdom; out goes anger, in comes discernment; out goes despair, in comes kindness. No one would call it easy, but the rhythm of emotional pain that we learn to tolerate is natural, constructive and expansive ... The pain leaves you healthier than it found you. — Martha N. Beck

When I make a pretty good hook ( ... ) she gives me a toothless smile and an unintelligeble comment I think might be praise. — Suzanne Collins

There's something incredibly liberating about a holiday that encourages children to take candy from strangers — Steve Almond

Here I am of the air, a beautiful thing for the light to shine on. Perhaps you will remember that. I am ... — Paul Auster

You have to want weight-loss success so badly that no mountain, river, or ocean could keep you from reaching your goals. If you have that drive, passion, and commitment, there is no way you won't get there. — Jennifer Hudson

It's time for us to rise up, get out of the rut and routine, and begin to take our Christian faith seriously. — Aiden Wilson Tozer

One [idea] was that the Universe started its life a finite time ago in a single huge explosion, and that the present expansion is a relic of the violence of this explosion. This big bang idea seemed to me to be unsatisfactory even before detailed examination showed that it leads to serious difficulties. — Fred Hoyle

You must not think that because one thing happens after another thing, then it is the first thing that causes the second thing. You must not think that, because it might not be true. — Alexander McCall Smith

I guess I'm drawn to artists and literary people and want to learn about them. — Nancy Horan