The darkest prisons were those of the mind. She could either fall into a well of black despair or hold on to the light and keep hope alive. If she could find freedom within herself, then Henry would be unable to touch her, and even in
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“Fiction is the great lie that tells the truth about how the world lives!”
― The Covenant of Water
― The Covenant of Water
“Do not ask your children
to strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is the way of foolishness.
Help them instead to find the wonder
and the marvel of an ordinary life.
Show them the joy of tasting
tomatoes, apples and pears.
Show them how to cry
when pets and people die.
Show them the infinite pleasure
in the touch of a hand.
And make the ordinary come alive for them.
The extraordinary will take care of itself.”
― The Parent's Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents
to strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is the way of foolishness.
Help them instead to find the wonder
and the marvel of an ordinary life.
Show them the joy of tasting
tomatoes, apples and pears.
Show them how to cry
when pets and people die.
Show them the infinite pleasure
in the touch of a hand.
And make the ordinary come alive for them.
The extraordinary will take care of itself.”
― The Parent's Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents
“Communicating with God is the most extraordinary experience imaginable, yet at the same time it's the most natural one of all, because God is present in us at all times. Omniscient, omnipotent, personal-and loving us without conditions. We are connected as One through our divine link with God.”
― Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
― Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
“Laughter and irony are at heart reminders that we are not prisoners in this world, but voyagers through it.”
― Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
― Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
“Rip, who is a creature of sense, has taken one sniff of Johnny and decided that nibbling his own ass for fleas is a better use of his time.”
― The Hunter
― The Hunter
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