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"There is love enough in this world for everybody, if people will just look."

Kurt Vonnegut
"Like a graceful vase, a cat, even when motionless, seems to flow."

George F. Will
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Sigh, I wish I had some of that gracefulness.
SandraLynn Author Icon - I'll never have that. I'm like a bull in china shop. 🤣
"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."

Albert Einstein
My fantastic news Friday just went flushing down. Wife was rushed from the Nursing Rehab center back to the Hospital. Labored breathing, High WBC @18, Creatnine at 3.1. Irregular heartbeat and that's not including the long covid, COPD of her lungs. This time she may not make it. Worse I've ever seen her. *Cry*
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Spud Author Icon - Thank you.
Praying for you both. I went through something similar with my mom. I was her healthcare power of attorney. Whe the time came I had to sign the DNR for her she begged me. They wouldn't let her.
No Sox with Sandals Author Icon - Thank you. ❤️ The hospital already has been informed that there's a DNR and a DNI already.

I'm my wife's power of attorney. I'm surprised they wouldn't let your mom sign it but this the first time I'm facing this. My wife isn't awake long enough to, if she wanted. Why we both had discussed this some time ago what we each wished.
"Each of us has a unique part to play in the healing of the world."

Marianne Williamson
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dogpack saving 4premium+ Author Icon - Absolutely. Thank you. Have a wonderful day as well. *Smile*
So true.
SandraLynn Author Icon - Very.
"It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it."

Maurice Switzer
"There is no such thing as "Just a cat."

Robert A. Heinlein
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SandraLynn Author Icon - Without a doubt. I've had and interacted with enough cats to have learned that much. *Smile*
Even if they are nuts!
BernadetteOntong Author Icon - All cats are. It's what I love about them. They match my own lunacy. *Bigsmile*
"I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more."

Henry Fielding
"Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood."

George Orwell
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George, for all his bluster and the political commentary within his writing. He offered a wealth of excellent advice for those who suffer from a writing bug bite. He was not big on interviews and only allowed a few (less than 10 for the BBC in the early 1940s, and fewer than 40 in lectures and printed forms centered around his works like 1984 and Animal Farm).

I find myself in awe of the truth I see in these few comments on our craft. I particularly like the one about

"One should never consider a manuscript finished until one has edited it at least fifty times. Anything less and one can consider their efforts trash and obliged to toss it in the nearest dustbin."

I understand George Orwell's comment is from his writings about Animal Farm.
Thank You Lilli for the merit badge. *Smile*
"Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them."

A.A. Milne
"To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves---there lies the great, singular power of self respect."

Joan Didion
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are."

E.E. Cummings
"Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work."

Gustave Flaubert
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Ooh, I like this attitude much more than the "you must be tortured and chaotic to produce Art" one!
citruspocket Author Icon - It sounds more palatable. *Smile*
"There is no passion to be found playing small---in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living."

Nelson Mandela
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