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Kathleen Norris Quotes

In spite of the cost of living, it’s still popular Picture Quote #1

Wariness about change is a kind of prairie wisdom Picture Quote #1

Pay close attention to objects, events and natural phenomenon that would otherwise get chewed up in the daily grind Picture Quote #1

One may have been a fool, but there’s no foolishness like being bitter Picture Quote #1

The High Plains, the beginning of the desert West, often act as a crucible for those who inhabit them Picture Quote #1

It’s all so beautiful . . . the spring . . . and books and music and fires. . . . Why aren’t they enough? Picture Quote #1

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Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can’t imagine Picture Quote #1

I’ve come to see conspiracy theories as the refuge of those who have lost their natural curiosity and ability to cope with change Picture Quote #1

In middle age we are apt to reach the horrifying conclusion that all sorrow, all pain, all passionate regret and loss and bitter disillusionment are self-made Picture Quote #1

But hope has an astonishing resilience and strength. Its very persistence in our hearts indicates that it is not a tonic for wishful thinkers but the ground on which realists stand Picture Quote #1

Hate is all a lie, there is no truth in hate Picture Quote #1

There is no solitude in the world like that of the big city Picture Quote #1

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Disconnecting from change does not recapture the past. It loses the future Picture Quote #1

None of us knows what the next change is going to be, what unexpected opportunity is just around the corner, waiting a few months or a few years to change all the tenor of our lives Picture Quote #1

Life is easier to take than you think; all that is necessary is to accept the impossible, do without the indispensable and bear the intolerable Picture Quote #1

Over and over again mediocrity is promoted because real worth isn’t to be found Picture Quote #1

One thing that establishes a frontier is the precarious nature of the human hold on it Picture Quote #1

In any free society, the conflict between social conformity and individual liberty is permanent, unresolvable, and necessary Picture Quote #1

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Life is easier than you’d think; all that is necessary is to accept the impossible, do without the indispensable, and bear the intolerable Picture Quote #1

If we are lucky, we can give in and rest without feeling guilty. We can stop doing and concentrate on being Picture Quote #1

Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier Picture Quote #1

Intimacy is what makes a marriage, not a ceremony, not a piece of paper from the state Picture Quote #1

The ordinary activities I find most compatible with contemplation are walking, baking bread, and doing laundry Picture Quote #1

It’s all so beautiful... the spring... and books and music and fires... Why aren’t they enough? Picture Quote #1

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Just the knowledge that a good book is waiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier Picture Quote #1

I wonder if children don’t begin to reject both poetry and religion for similar reasons, because the way both are taught takes the life out of them Picture Quote #1

Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can’t imagine Picture Quote #1

Before you begin a thing, remind yourself that difficulties and delays quite impossible to foresee are ahead. If you could see them clearly, naturally you could do a great deal to get rid of them but you can’t. You can only see one thing clearly and that is your goal. Form a mental vision of that and cling to it through thick and thin Picture Quote #1

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In spite of the cost of living, it’s still popular (Kathleen Norris Quotes) Wariness about change is a kind of prairie wisdom (Kathleen Norris Quotes) Pay close attention to objects, events and natural phenomenon that would otherwise get chewed up in the daily grind. (Kathleen Norris Quotes) One may have been a fool, but there’s no foolishness like being bitter (Kathleen Norris Quotes) The High Plains, the beginning of the desert West, often act as a crucible for those who inhabit them. (Kathleen Norris Quotes) It’s all so beautiful . . . the spring . . . and books and music and fires. . . . Why aren’t they enough? (Kathleen Norris Quotes) Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can’t imagine. (Kathleen Norris Quotes) I’ve come to see conspiracy theories as the refuge of those who have lost their natural curiosity and ability to cope with change (Kathleen Norris Quotes) In middle age we are apt to reach the horrifying conclusion that all sorrow, all pain, all passionate regret and loss and bitter disillusionment are self-made (Kathleen Norris Quotes) But hope has an astonishing resilience and strength. Its very persistence in our hearts indicates that it is not a tonic for wishful thinkers but the ground on which realists stand (Kathleen Norris Quotes) Hate is all a lie, there is no truth in hate (Kathleen Norris Quotes) There is no solitude in the world like that of the big city (Kathleen Norris Quotes) Disconnecting from change does not recapture the past. It loses the future (Kathleen Norris Quotes) None of us knows what the next change is going to be, what unexpected opportunity is just around the corner, waiting a few months or a few years to change all the tenor of our lives (Kathleen Norris Quotes) Life is easier to take than you think; all that is necessary is to accept the impossible, do without the indispensable and bear the intolerable (Kathleen Norris Quotes) Over and over again mediocrity is promoted because real worth isn’t to be found (Kathleen Norris Quotes) One thing that establishes a frontier is the precarious nature of the human hold on it (Kathleen Norris Quotes) In any free society, the conflict between social conformity and individual liberty is permanent, unresolvable, and necessary (Kathleen Norris Quotes) Life is easier than you’d think; all that is necessary is to accept the impossible, do without the indispensable, and bear the intolerable (Kathleen Norris Quotes) If we are lucky, we can give in and rest without feeling guilty. We can stop doing and concentrate on being (Kathleen Norris Quotes) Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier (Kathleen Norris Quotes) Intimacy is what makes a marriage, not a ceremony, not a piece of paper from the state (Kathleen Norris Quotes) The ordinary activities I find most compatible with contemplation are walking, baking bread, and doing laundry (Kathleen Norris Quotes) It’s all so beautiful... the spring... and books and music and fires... Why aren’t they enough? (Kathleen Norris Quotes) Just the knowledge that a good book is waiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier (Kathleen Norris Quotes) I wonder if children don’t begin to reject both poetry and religion for similar reasons, because the way both are taught takes the life out of them (Kathleen Norris Quotes) Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can’t imagine (Kathleen Norris Quotes) Before you begin a thing, remind yourself that difficulties and delays quite impossible to foresee are ahead. If you could see them clearly, naturally you could do a great deal to get rid of them but you can’t. You can only see one thing clearly and that is your goal. Form a mental vision of that and cling to it through thick and thin (Kathleen Norris Quotes)