If something inside of you is real, we will probably find it interesting, and it will probably be universal. So you must risk placing real emotion at the center of your work. Write straight into the emotional center of things.

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"There are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child."

- Anne Lamott

Love

"There are really places in your heart that you don’t know exist until you love a child."

- Anne Lamott

Love

"A good marriage is where both people feel like they’re getting the better end of the deal."

- Anne Lamott

Love

"I don't remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don't even know exist until you love a child."

- Anne Lamott

Love

"I am going to notice the lights of the earth, the sun and the moon and the stars, the lights of our candles as we march, the lights with which spring teases us, the light that is already present."

- Anne Lamott

Awareness

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"It is very brave of you to make that decision of going for surgery. The pain will soon be over. Sending you all the good luck and love! Best of luck with the surgery!"

Bravery

"True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost."

- Arthur Ashe

Bravery

"I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life – and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do."

- Georgia O'Keeffe

Bravery

"Conquer Fear."

- Hustle Inspires Hustle

Bravery

"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball."

- Pete Rose

Bravery