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“...I was not prepared for the feel of the noodles in my mouth, or the purity of the taste. I had been in Japan for almost a month, but I had never experiences anything like this. The noodles quivered as if they were alive, and leapt into my mouth where they vibrated as if playing inaudible music.”
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“I dream my painting and I paint my dream.”
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“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
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“Why do they always teach us that it's easy and evil to do what we want and that we need discipline to restrain ourselves? It's the hardest thing in the world--to do what we want. And it takes the greatest kind of courage. I mean, what we really want.”
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“Too lazy to be ambitious,
I let the world take care of itself.
Ten days' worth of rice in my bag;
a bundle of twigs by the fireplace.
Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment?
Listening to the night rain on my roof,
I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out.”
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I let the world take care of itself.
Ten days' worth of rice in my bag;
a bundle of twigs by the fireplace.
Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment?
Listening to the night rain on my roof,
I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out.”
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Cathy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Cathy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
841 books
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30 friends
208 books
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35 friends
49 books
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7 friends
3 books
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15 friends
8 books
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121 friends
108 books
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17 friends
2 books
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38 friends
0 books
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47 friends
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