Andrei Birladeanu

“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.”
― Sigmund Freud

“William James, in his “Talks to Teachers,” derided that “ceaseless frenzy” in which we always feel that we “should be doing something else.” The ceaseless frenzy, the race through life, are symptomatic of the numbing of spirituality.”
― Ernest Kurtz, The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning

“The thing is to be happy,' he said. 'No matter what. Just try that. You can. It gets to be easier and easier. It's nothing to do with circumstances. You wouldn't believe how good it is. Accept everything and then tragedy disappears. Or tragedy lightens, anyway, you're just there, going along easy in the world.”
― Alice Munro, Dear Life

“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
― Mark Twain