Marina > Marina's Quotes

“I tend to think too much, Bast. My greatest successes came from decisions I made when I stopped thinking and simply did what felt right. Even if there was no good explanation for what I did." He smiled wistfully. "Even if there were very good reasons for me not to do what I did."
Bast ran a hand along the side of his face. "So you're trying to avoid second-guessing yourself?"
Kote hesitated. "You could say that," he admitted.
"I could say that, Reshi," Bast said smugly. "You, on the other hand, would complicate things needlessly.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”
― Voltaire

“The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters

“The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn’t hear, doesn’t speak, nor participates in the political events. He doesn’t know the cost of life, the price of the bean, of the fish, of the flour, of the rent, of the shoes and of the medicine, all depends on political decisions. The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.”
― Bertolt Brecht

“That there should be a reality hidden behind appearances is, after all, quite possible; that language might render such a thing would be an absurd hope.”
― Emil Cioran

“None of us really has any idea how many lives we touch or what impact we have on those lives. In most cases, we will never get to see what
difference we made, but living out loud isn’t about noticing the results. It is about doing what we came here to do, for no reason other than that it is our life purpose.”
― Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times

“If collapse is anything, it is a planetary immersion in the maelstrom of
paradox. Unless we understand and honor paradox, we will end up, like all of
the mainstream media on earth, asking all of the wrong questions.”
― Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times

“It is only when you understand the extent to which you have been traumatized—even if outside of your awareness—that you can effectively
prepare for and, yes, welcome the demise of empire and its ghastly assaults on your soul and the earth community.”
― Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times

“Understanding the shadow masculine or shadow feminine in oneself is
crucial not only for enhancing one ’s own wholeness but for championing
justice between genders and all diverse groups in the community. If the
shadow is not recognized and dealt with, it will dominate an individual or . . . community, resulting in untold suffering.”
― Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times

“One of the most important skills we can develop for collapse is the
capacity to listen.”
― Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times

“There is no one story that will replace the American dream, but stories
like this one—and there are thousands—can inform the myth or myths
we create for building and preserving the next culture. In order to do so,
however, we must recognize that we cannot live without myth, for it is an
essential part of our humanity. If we attempt to do so—given the fact that
something in us needs myth—we
will only create more myths that echo
the American dream—with themes of heroism, greed, entitlement, narcissism,
exploitation, exceptionalism, and myriad abuses of power. How we prepare for and navigate collapse will provide the raw materials for the myths we make and will live by in a postindustrial world.”
― Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times

“If we can practice opening to the crises in our personal lives as teaching moments, as evolutionary stepping stones, we will be far better prepared emotionally and spiritually for the trauma that collapse will foist on us and everyone around us.”
― Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times

“Fundamentally, what all forms of positive thinking about collapse come down to is our own fear of death.”
― Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times

“Gratitude is a state of mind that inherently recognizes interdependence with the external world, whether it be other humans, nature, the sacred, or a combination of these.”
― Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times

“The innumerable losses of industrial civilization’s collapse will, over time, bring forth a new story and a new relationship with people, resources, things, and the earth. It will necessitate living as if our very breath is a gift and every person in our lives is an opportunity to pass on the gifts we have received. The death of the old paradigm and all of the trappings of industrial civilization will provide
space to forge new values, new relationships, and minimize, if not completely obliterate, the concept of debt from human consciousness.”
― Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times

“What fascinates me is not so much humanity's engulfment in darkness, but what kind of culture we will construct from the rubble of this one.”
― Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times

“An entire sea of water can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, the negativity of the world can’t put you down unless you allow it to get inside you.”
― Goi Nasu

“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
― Daniel J. Boorstin

“A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you.”
― Daniel J. Boorstin

“No agnostic ever burned anyone at the stake or tortured a pagan, a heretic, or an unbeliever.”
― Daniel Boorstin

“I write to discover what I think”
― Daniel J. Boorstin

“You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down”
― Charlie Chaplin

“Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.”
― Charlie Chaplin

“Not gifted with genius but honestly holding his experiences deep in his heart, he kept his simplicity and humanity.”
― Issa

“To you, I'm an atheist.
To God, I'm the loyal opposition.”
― Woody Allen

“Look for the answer inside your question.”
― Rumi