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In the Tall Grass by Stephen King

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Pain knifed her, went in and out, like a lover.

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“Can you allow yourself to be impaled on the present moment?”
― T. Scott McLeod, All That Is Unspoken

tags: buddhism, enlightenment, meditation, now, presence, spiritual-journey, spiritual-journeys, the-power-of-now, zen-buddhism

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“When the going gets weird, the weird turn professional.”
― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72

tags: life

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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

tags: deadlines, humor, humour, work, writing

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“Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.”
― Paul Terry

tags: exercise, humor, laziness, misattributed-to-hutchins

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“It is the rub that polishes the jewel,” Enso Roshi says. “Nobody ever gets to nirvana without going through samsara. Nobody ever gets to heaven, without going through hell. The center of all things, the truth, is surrounded by demons.”
― T. Scott McLeod, All That Is Unspoken

tags: buddhism, enlightenment, love, meditation, peace, spiritual-journey, spiritual-journeys, suffering, transcendence, zen, zen-buddhism

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fans of the books written by Stephen King (and Richard Bachman)and Stephen King himself.

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This is a group dedicated to one of the best authors in the world, Anne Rice. Whether you've read one, all, or none of her books you should join. For ...more