Life is a zoo in a jungle.

—Peter De Vries

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About Peter De Vries

Peter De Vries (February 27, 1910 – September 28, 1993) was an American editor and novelist known for his satiric wit.

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My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he could hate that too.

—Peter De Vries

It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.

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The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe.

—Peter De Vries

There are times when parenthood seems nothing but feeding the mouth that bites you.

—Peter De Vries

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I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.

—Peter De Vries

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Life is about experience. You can't hold on to everything.

—Sarah Addison Allen in Garden Spells

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Painting completed my life.

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Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

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Life can be full of dark times, and things that knock us off our feet, but there are good times, too, and gifts along the way. It would be wrong to turn our backs on a gift just because we've been knocked down once or twice, or because some of the people we love aren't here anymore.

—Jessie Evans in Melt with You

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Buddhism is not a refuge from life. It is life stripped bare and known most intimately. Zen doesn't make you a "better person." It helps you become fully human. My mentor was no model for how to behave perfectly but for how to experience completely. He never told me how to live my life. He just helped me become alive.

—Shozan Jack Haubner in Zen Confidential: Confessions of a Wayward Monk

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