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“Institutions have turned mysteries into dogmas. They've lost the lightness of touch to translate the timeless wisdom into relevant teaching.”
― Casper ter Kuile, The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices

“He was the great love of her life you know.'
'Oh, dulling,' said my mother, sadly, 'One always thinks that. Every, every time.”
― Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love

“It’s a marvelous thing, the ocean. For some reason when two people sit together looking out at it, they stop caring whether they talk or stay silent. You never get tired of watching it. And no matter how rough the waves get, you’re never bothered by the noise the water makes by the commotion of the surface - it never seems too loud, or too wild.”
― Banana Yoshimoto, Goodbye Tsugumi

“America says it loves science, but it sure as hell doesn't want to pay for it.”
― Hope Jahren, Lab Girl