"Secrets could never be rushed. They had to……" — Donna Jo Napoli
"Secrets could never be rushed. They had to come of their own accord, on their own schedule. That way ,when they came , the offered themselves as a gift."
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10 Quotes by Donna Jo Napoli
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Or, in truth, eventually, though I still noticed, the callouses on my spirit prevented wounds (p.75).
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You have to live life if you're going to create believable lives on paper.
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A massive and brilliant accomplishment--the first English translation of the original Grimm brothers' fairy tales. The plain telling is that…
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Unfortunately, we're using the same language to talk about the language we'retalking about.
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Writing isn't just on the page; it's voices in the reader's head. Read what you write out loud to someone-anyone-and…
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I feel the stars. Each sparkle sets aflame the pain in my heart.
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If you fall into water, you may still be saved. But if you fall down in literary matters, there is…
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And oh I want so much to sing, I tell myself no. But it is so hard to keep from…
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Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding
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More Accord Quotes
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If I decide to be an idiot, then I'll be an idiot on my own accord.
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Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when he does it of his…
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The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner…
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When we look back, the only things we cherish are those which in some way met our original want; the…
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We do not draw conclusions with our eyes, but with our reasoning powers, and if the whole of the rest…
— August Weismann
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All of our holy fathers knew this and all with one accord teach that perfection in holiness can be achieved…
— John Cassian
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Notice carefully every word here. It is not our prayer which draws Jesus into our hearts. Nor is it our…
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From the day of Pentecost until the present time, it has been necessary to be of one accord in prayer…
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I trust there are none here present, who profess to be followers of Christ who do not also practice prayer…
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This country can have no more democracy than it accords and guarantees to the humblest and weakest citizen.
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Whoever is the first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy will be fresh for the fight...…
— Sun Tzu
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Nevertheless, he must be cautious in believing and acting, and must not inspire fear of his own accord, and must…
— Niccolo Machiavelli
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