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God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way. — C.S. Lewis
She wrote to him fairly regularly, from a paradise of triple exclamation points and inaccurate observations. — J D Salinger
While a few pertinent points have to be marked, the general impression I desire to convey is of a side door crashing open in life's… — Vladimir Nabokov
Gazzy: "What does that mean?" (points to metal plaque warning to stay off the third rail that said Stay off the third rail!) Fang: "It… — James Patterson
Letâ€™s think of reverence as awe, as presence in and openness to the worldâ€¦Try walking around with a child whoâ€™s going, â€˜Wow, wow! Look at… — Anne Lamott
...being human always points, and is directed, to something, or someone, other than oneselfâ€”be it meaning to fulfill or another human being to encounter. The… — Viktor E. Frankl
My life is a pitiful, mechanical thing without a past, like a little wind-up car, ready to run in any direction someone points me. — Barbara Kingsolver
You are born with the yearning arrow, my Glynna, though you are not yet fully aware of it. It is not a happy thing to… — Isobelle Carmody
When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger. — Confucius
... because real thoughts come from outside and travel with us like the noodle soup we take to work; in other words, inquisitors burn books… — Bohumil Hrabal
I don't think there is any truth. There are only points of view. — Allen Ginsberg
Without a yardstick sometimes the high points can be taken for granted. — Jasper Fforde
The raft is used to cross the river. It isn't to be carried around on your shoulders. The finger which points at the moon isn't… — Nhat Hanh
It does not follow, because our ancestors made so many errors of fact and mixed them with their religion, that we should therefore leave off… — William James
Error is indeed our enemy, but it alone points to the truth and therefore deserves our respectful treatment. — Allan Bloom
Redd's face contorted with a sudden realization. "How could I have been so stupid?" The Cat was trying to decide if this was a rhetorical… — Frank Beddor
Different authors have different points of view. You can't just say, 'I believe in the Bible. — Bart D. Ehrman
And, whoa!" He turned to Mr.D. "Your the wine dude? No way!" Mr.D turned hi eyes away from me and gave Nico a look of… — Rick Riordan
Here is my creed: I believe in one God, the Creator of the universe. That he governs it by his providence. That he ought to… — W. Cleon Skousen
It is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view. — Dalai Lama

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