Rahima Warren > Rahima's Quotes

“Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster and fling him to the public.”
― Winston Churchill

“Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art of Power

“Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful...How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural--you need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh

“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation

“Kyr gazed at Medari and the others with eyes still golden and full of compassion. “I’m sorry, my friend. Zhovanya has shown me that the path of vengeance is an endless nightmare. For my own soul’s sake, I will not take that path.”
― Rahima Warren, Fierce Blessings: Book Two of the Star-Seer's Prophecy

“With this weapon of truth to counter the encroaching past, he left, closing that door firmly behind him.”
― Rahima Warren, Fierce Blessings: Book Two of the Star-Seer's Prophecy