“I believe that words uttered in passion contain a greater living truth than do those words which express thoughts rationally conceived. It is blood that moves the body. Words are not meant to stir the air only: they are capable of moving greater things.”
― Kokoro
― Kokoro
“Some people have a thick skin and you don't. Your heart is really open and that is going to cause pain, but that is an appropriate response to this world.”
― Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope, and Repair
― Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope, and Repair
“Ram Dass, who described himself as a Hin-Jew, said that ultimately we’re all just walking each other home. I love that. I try to live by it.”
― Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair
― Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair
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