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The objects of my life are dumped from the top of a building and they near me so graciously like lifelines attached to the boat.
I feel like the only way to keep moving is to stay numb.
It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
Are you like me? Do you give too much, too quickly? Do you throw yourself blindly at the world, thinking it will always open its arms up to you?
Life is not about warming yourself by the fire, life is about building the fire.
Cosmos is a Greek word for the order of the universe. It is, in a way, the opposite of Chaos. It implies the deep interconnectedness of all things. It conveys awe for the intricate and subtle way in which the universe is put together.
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
No one can lose sight of what he desires. Even if there are moments when he believes the world and the others are stronger. The secret is this: do not surrender.
All you have to do is to pay attention; lessons always arrive when you are ready, and if you can read the signs, you will learn everything you need to know in order to take the next step.
If we seek something, that same thing is seeking us.
Love is always new. Regardless of whether we love once, twice, or a dozen times in our life, we always face a brand-new situation. Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere. We simply have to accept it, because it is what nourishes our existence. If we reject it, w…
We all live in our own world. But if you look up at the starry sky - you'll see that all the different worlds up there combine to form constellations, solar systems, galaxies.
Everyone is indeed crazy, but the craziest are the ones who don't know they're crazy; they just keep repeating what others tell them to.
Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.
I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.
Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.
The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
The questions are always more important than the answers.
And without God, the wars seemed crueller life seemed bleaker. Art seemed foolish. Death seemed stranger now than ever. What was mankind for? What terror flooded us to understand there was no point, no grander plan.