“Down on the lake rosy reflections of celestial vapor appeared, and I said, "God, I love you" and looked to the sky and really meant it. "I have fallen in love with you, God. Take care of us all, one way or the other." To the children and the innocent it's all the same.”
― The Dharma Bums
― The Dharma Bums
“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”
― The Dharma Bums
― The Dharma Bums
“In every moment...we choose to see others either as people like ourselves or as objects. They either count like we do or they don't.”
― The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
― The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
“...no conflict can be solved so long as all parties are convinced they are right. Solution is possible only when at least one party begins to consider how he might be wrong.”
― The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
― The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
“The more sure I am that I'm right, the more likely I will actually be mistaken. My need to be right makes it more likely that I will be wrong! Likewise, the more sure I am that I am mistreated, the more likely I am to miss ways that I am mistreating others myself. My need for justification obscures the truth.”
― The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
― The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict
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