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“This reminds Faron of those stupid dogs that people put in their cars, that when the car moves, the dogs frantically nod their heads, like some demented, freshly graduated psychologist, with their first patients.”
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“But the reality of life is such that at times one person does know better than the other what is good for the other, and in actuality is in a position of superior knowledge or wisdom in regard to the matter at hand. Under these circumstances the wiser of the two does in fact have an obligation to confront the other with the problem.”
― The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
― The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
“Clutching me in her arms, Mama stared at Emily. “You have a responsibility to this child.”
― Making Hearts
― Making Hearts
“You have to admit that anatomically, this ear business rivals my father’s fear that a bicycle seat could ruin your virginity”
― Dodging Satan: My Irish/Italian, Sometimes Awesome, But Mostly Creepy, Childhood
― Dodging Satan: My Irish/Italian, Sometimes Awesome, But Mostly Creepy, Childhood
“Why can't we simply borrow what is useful to us from Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, especially Zen, as we borrow from Christianity, science, American Indian traditions and world literature in general, including philosophy, and let the rest go hang? Borrow what we need but rely principally upon our own senses, common sense and daily living experience.”
― Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast
― Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast
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