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Solitude: How to Transform Loneliness into a Powerful Tool for Mindfulness and Creativity (Flamingo)
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Two opposing drives operate throughout life: the drive for companionship, love, and everything else which brings us close to our fellow men; and the drive toward being independent, separate, and autonomous.
“Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.”
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“Words are never 'only words'; they matter because they define the contours of what we can do.”
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“The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, 'Yes.' And 'Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?' My answer to that would be, 'No'.”
― What to Listen for in Music
― What to Listen for in Music
“All people know the same truth. Our lives consist of how we choose to distort it.”
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“the only thing to do is simply continue
is that simple
yes, it is simple because it is the only thing to do
can you do it
yes, you can because it is the only thing to do”
― Lunch Poems
is that simple
yes, it is simple because it is the only thing to do
can you do it
yes, you can because it is the only thing to do”
― Lunch Poems
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