A Life of Meaning Quotes

“Physical death is only one form of dying. There are other forms of dying:

We die whenever fear governs our choices.
We die when we sacrifice growth for security.
We die whenever we choose a convenient certainty over an inconvenient mystery.”
― James Hollis, A Life of Meaning: Exploring Our Deepest Questions and Motivations

“We live in haunted houses and sleep in memory’s unmade bed.”
― James Hollis, A Life of Meaning: Relocating Your Center of Spiritual Gravity

“I do know we gain most from this life by living with the mystery, not trying to tack it down.”
― James Hollis, A Life of Meaning: Relocating Your Center of Spiritual Gravity