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Marlene
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“A dictionary is a ship that crosses the sea of words,” said Araki, with a sense that he was laying bare his innermost soul. “People travel on it and gather the small points of light floating on the dark surface of the waves. They do this
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“For people who’ve experienced trauma, mindfulness meditation can exacerbate symptoms of traumatic stress.”
― Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing
― Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing
“I saw in one flash that the most courageous thing a person can do is to love without being afraid.”
― Every Last Cuckoo
― Every Last Cuckoo
“You are your body, nothing more, and your body should damn well become less.”
― Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
― Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
“I believe she's blown some dust off her heart.”
― Every Last Cuckoo
― Every Last Cuckoo
“The practice of designing gardens had originated in the temples of China, where the work was done by monks. Gardens were created to approximate the idea of a paradise in the afterlife.”
― The Garden of Evening Mists
― The Garden of Evening Mists
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