"The small seed of despair cracks open and……" — Judith Guest
"The small seed of despair cracks open and sends experimental tendrils upward to the fragile skin of calm holding him together."
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38 Quotes by Judith Guest
Judith Guest has 38 quotes on this site.
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For me being depressed means you can spend all day in bed, and still not get a good night's rest.
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Geez, if I could get through to you, kiddo, that depression is not sobbing and crying and giving vent, it…
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Sometimes you are being interviewed by someone and you think, if I knew this person they'd be my best friend.…
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And if you ever do a survey, you'll find that people prefer illusion to reality, ten to one. Twenty, even.
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Two separate, distinct personalities, not separate at all, but inextricably bound, soul and body and mind, to each other, how…
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People that keep stiff upper lips find that it's hard to smile.
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Ours was not a political household, when I was growing up.
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Some people with awful cards can be successful because of how they deal with the tragedies they're handed, and that…
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Make notes—I’ve lost more material than I’ve ever written. Contrary to popular opinion, it’s not still up there in one’s…
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Haven't lost your sense of humor after all but your sense of identity is what seems to have been misplaced.…
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I can write for a long time on one novel and not get tired.
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I think living the blessed life is the luck of the draw.
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More Calm Quotes
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one of 1,541 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action…
— Abigail Adams
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I meditate so I know how to find a peaceful place within to be calm and peaceful.
— Roseanne Barr
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I practice staying calm all the time, beginning with situations that aren't tense.
— Martha Beck
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I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things and not to get so…
— Kate Adie
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As a comic and as a nurse, it's important to look calm on the surface when you're absolutely crapping yourself…
— Jo Brand
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Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.
— Michael Caine
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Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.
— Vannevar Bush
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There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion.
— Lord Byron
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There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.
— Willa Cather
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A calm environment is for after I finish work.
— Lee Child
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The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we…
— Nhat Hanh
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