‘In fairness, Lenin has also announced an eight-hour day for workers and universal free education for their children.’ Fitz was annoyed. Maud had no tact. This was not the moment to defend Lenin. But Winston was a match for her. ‘And a
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“If you are not in control of your thoughts then you are not in control of yourself. Without self-control, you have no real power, regardless of whatever else you accomplish. If you are not aware of the thoughts that you are thinking in each moment, then you are the rider with no reins, with no power over where you are going. You cannot control what you are not aware of. Awareness must come first.”
― The Practicing Mind: Bringing Discipline and Focus into Your Life
― The Practicing Mind: Bringing Discipline and Focus into Your Life
“Sometimes the storm in a person's mind raged too strongly.”
― When the Moon is Low
― When the Moon is Low
“Love grows wildest in the gardens of hardship.”
― When the Moon Is Low
― When the Moon Is Low
“Some things are clearer from a distance.”
― When the Moon is Low
― When the Moon is Low
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