Daring to think that the rules do not apply is the mark of a visionary. It’s also a symptom of narcissism.


“We cling to our fairy tales until the price for believing in them becomes too high.”
― Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
― Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
“We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.”
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“In patriarchy, the female is not only seen as property—first her father’s, then husband’s—her sexual sanctity and propriety become central to these men’s izzat, or dignity and honor. Men think of settling feuds by ‘sullying’ each other’s women. Marital rape too seems incoherent when the wife is seen as the husband’s property.”
― The Lottery of Birth: On Inherited Social Inequalities
― The Lottery of Birth: On Inherited Social Inequalities

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”
― Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
― Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
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