I am a rational optimist: rational, because I have arrived at optimism not through temperament or instinct, but by looking at the evidence.
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“The opposite of love isn’t hate; it’s indifference.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“Have you ever wondered why the slang terms for intoxication are so demolition-oriented? Stoned, smashed, hammered. It’s because they’re talking about the Ego. It’s the Ego that gets blasted, waxed, plastered. We demolish the Ego to get to the Self.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
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