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You are the one who taught me that love was never what we expected it to be and that it was all we needed. For that, and for a thousand other things, I send my gratitude.
— Alice Hoffman
There is the outside of a story, and the inside of a story... One is the fruit and may be delicious, but the other is the seed.
— Alice Hoffman
He was so pale the freckles stood out on his face the way they did when he was upset or hadn't slept. She thought they might be telling her something if she could only understand the language of freckles.
— Alice Hoffman
She had a solemn expression as she asked if, in his opinion as a doctor, he had come to the conclusion that all living things had souls. ...... If a soul was formed by meaning and purpose, did not every blade of grass have a soul, for each had a purpose.
— Alice Hoffman
It didn't take long to realize I didn't hardly know nothing. And that if you ast yourself why you black or a man or a woman or a bush it don't mean nothing if you don't ast why you here, period
— Alice Walker
If you know your heart sorry, I say, that mean it not quite as spoilt as you think.
— Alice Walker
You weren't created to simply exist, to endure, or to go through the motions; you were created to be really alive.
— Joel Osteen
To turn away from the great questions and dilemmas of life is a tragedy, for the quest for meaning and truth makes life worth living.
— Charles Colson
The secret to a happy life is to recognize that no matter what the situation, there's a creative opportunity in it. Also, finding meaning and purpose in your life to make a contribution.
— Deepak Chopra
I believe that having a spiritual life is so important in everybody's life.
— Lou Holtz
For the Puritans, the God-centered life meant making the quest for spiritual and moral holiness the great business of life.
— Leland Ryken
The task of life is to face sacred moments.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel