“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.”
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“Set wide the window. Let me drink the day.”
― Artemis to Actaeon and Other Verses
― Artemis to Actaeon and Other Verses
“I am proud only of those days that pass in
undivided tenderness.”
― A Little Book on the Human Shadow: A Poetic Journey into the Dark Side of the Human Personality, Shadow Work, and the Importance of Confronting Our Hidden Self
undivided tenderness.”
― A Little Book on the Human Shadow: A Poetic Journey into the Dark Side of the Human Personality, Shadow Work, and the Importance of Confronting Our Hidden Self
“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.”
― Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
― Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
Allan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Allan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Biography, Classics, Ebooks, History, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Science, Self help, and Travel
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