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American historian and writer 1915–1998Related quotes
“If you can't control your peanut butter, you can't expect to control your life.”
Bill Watterson (1958) American comic artist
Source: The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
“Whoever said that childhood is the happiest time of your life is a liar, or a fool.”
Carlos Ruiz Zafón book The Midnight Palace
Source: The Midnight Palace
Marianne Williamson (1952) American writer
Source: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"
Huir el rostro al claro desengaño,
beber veneno por licor süave,
olvidar el provecho, amar el daño;
creer que un cielo en un infierno cabe,
dar la vida y el alma a un desengaño;
esto es amor. Quien lo probó lo sabe.
Sonnet, "Desmayarse, atreverse, estar furioso", line 9, from Rimas (1602); cited from José Manuel Blecua (ed.) Lírica (Madrid: Clásicos Castalia, [1981] 1999) p. 136. Translation from Eugenio Florit (ed.) Introduction to Spanish Poetry (New York: Dover, [1964] 1991) p. 65.
“Whoever does not pray to God, prays to the devil.”
Léon Bloy (1846–1917) French writer, poet and essayist
Pope Francis quotes Bloy in his first homily as Pope. Pope Francis: 1st homily. Missa pro Ecclesiae in the Sistine Chapel http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-1st-homily-full-text
“Jealousy and envy are the signs of lack of emotional control in your life.”
Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author