“Language, even more than color, defines who you are to people.”
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
“egocentric melodrama.”
― The Dalai Lama's Cat
― The Dalai Lama's Cat
“People love to say, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” What they don’t say is, “And it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.” That’s the part of the analogy that’s missing.”
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
“We see our troubles through the filter of our own imperfection...”
― Golfing with God: A Novel of Heaven and Earth
― Golfing with God: A Novel of Heaven and Earth
“The thought manifests as the word; the word manifests as the deed; the deed develops into habit; and habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care, and let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings … As the shadow follows the body, as we think, so we become.”
― The Dalai Lama's Cat
― The Dalai Lama's Cat
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