One of the pitfalls of childhood is that one doesn’t have to understand something to feel it. By the time the mind is able to comprehend what has happened, the wounds of the heart are already too deep.
“After killing the red-haired man, I took myself off to Quinn’s for an oyster supper.”
― The Meaning of Night
― The Meaning of Night
“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment. Cleverness is mere opinion, bewilderment is intuition.”
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“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”
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“Life is available only in the present moment.”
― Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions
― Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions
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