“Interests evolve into hobbies or volunteer work, which grow into passions. It takes time, more time than anyone imagines.”
Source: What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question
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G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) English mystery novelist and Christian apologist
'The Innocence of Father Brown (1911) The Secret Garden
The Father Brown Mystery Series (1910 - 1927)
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River out of Eden (1995)
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Alles ist einfacher, als man denken kann, zugleich verschränkter, als zu begreifen ist.
Maxim 1209, trans. Stopp
Variant translation: Everything is simpler than we can imagine, at the same time more complex and intertwined than can be comprehended.
Maxims and Reflections (1833)
