“You can't force love, I realized. It's there or it isn't. If it's not there, you've got to be able to admit it. If it is there, you've got to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love.”
― Frostbite
― Frostbite
“How much self-love comes in the guise of selfless devotion!”
― The Volcano Lover
― The Volcano Lover
“I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.”
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“Desire wills its perpetuation ad infinitum.”
― The Volcano Lover
― The Volcano Lover
“Rage — whether in reaction to social injustice, or to our leaders’ insanity, or to those who threaten or harm us — is a powerful energy that, with diligent practice, can be transformed into fierce compassion.”
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