Healing Quote by Yann Martel

““Time and sunshine healed a sore, but the process was slow, and new boils appeared if I didn't stay dry.””

Yann Martel

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“It’s a big ocean crossed by busy ships. I went slowly, observing much.”

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“Remember that your days on this earth are counted and you might as well make the best of those you have left.”

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“I must say a word about fear. It's is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever, treacherous adversary,…

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I was not wounded in any part of my body, but I had never experienced such intense pain, such a ripping of the nerves,…

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High calls low and low calls high. I tell you, if you were in such dire straits as I was, you too would elevate…

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“Or rather, since Christians are so fond of capital letters, a Story.”

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“Progress is unstoppable. It is a drumbeat to which we must all march. Technology helps and good ideas spread - these are two laws…

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“There are always those who take it upon themselves to defend God, as if Ultimate Reality, as if the sustaining frame of existence were…

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“I never had problems with my fellow scientists. Scientists are a friendly, atheistic, hard-working, beer-drinking lot whose minds are preoccupied with sex, chess and…

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“For evil in the open is but evil from within that has been let out. The main battlefield for good is not the open…

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“Good morning,” one of the soldiers said. “I’m Captain Joseph Walker and this is Sergeant James Vanetten. We are members of the One-Hundred-and-First Airborne Division, Fort Campbell.” Wanda nodded “May we know your name?” “Wanda May Divine.” “Are David and Thomas the first and middle names of your husband?” “Yes.” “Is he currently deployed in Afghanistan?”

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“It is not so much about fighting against the ego; it is more about harmonizing with it.”

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