‘Christmas in France is very unlike the five to six day glut which we seem to endure in England. That desperate feeling of having to hoard enough food and drink for almost a week of siege never takes place. It is merely the celebration of the birth of Christ, and that is celebrated lavishly on Christmas Eve at Midnight Mass.’
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‘Fear is basically a lack of faith and hope.’
–Do Not Be Afraid, The Healing Of Fear – Michael Buckley
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‘When you were life saving, you must never hesitate, so they taught you to stun the one you rescued.’
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‘If ever I’m flapping about any decision, I ask myself whether my over riding motivation is love or fear. If it’s the latter, the decision is usually a bad one. I want to find the love and beat the fear into a pulp.’
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‘Even in a dark room with no windows, you can still ‘think’ light.’
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‘Knowledge is power, power is energy, energy is matter, matter is mass and mass changes time and space.’
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‘Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do. That’s a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism, and it breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness.’
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‘We’re only as sick as our secrets’
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‘We obey the landowners creed. If it’s attractive, you shoot it, if it’s ugly, you marry it.’
from Darkest Day – Christopher Fowler
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‘Never laugh at live dragons, Bilbo, you fool!’
–Bilbo Baggins from The Annotated Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
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