Lynne

“Elevate yourself through the power of your mind, and not degrade yourself, for the mind can be the friend and also the enemy of the self.”
― The Bhagavad Gita

“An unfinished book, left unattended, turns feral, and she would need all her focus, will, and ruthless determination to tame it again.”
― Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being

“A soldier who looked as if he were around fifteen, with soft, smooth cheeks, lay next to Ilan with his eyes closed, curled up and mumbling quickly, devotedly. Ilan touched his leg and asked him to say a prayer for him. Without opening his eyes, the boy said he wasn't praying. He wasn't religious at all, he was just reciting chemistry equations. That's how he used to quiet himself before matriculation exams, and it always worked. Ilan asked him to say a few equations for him.”
― David Grossman, To the End of the Land

“If you make yourself a sheep, the wolves will eat you.”
― Benjamin Franklin