“God hides in silence, I think, and also in love,”
― A New Name: Septology VI-VII
― A New Name: Septology VI-VII
“Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love.”
― Nahjul Balaaghah
― Nahjul Balaaghah
“By observing these married couples through his window on Sundays, Lucas has noticed that they often consist of a monkey and a bird, and they have decided to go for a nice stroll together. But the monkey can’t fly, so the bird has to walk. And after a while the monkey gets very annoyed with the bird, because the bird walks so very slowly. So then the bird suggests that maybe it can fly above the monkey instead? And then the monkey gets very, very hurt and says: “Oh! Excuse me then for wanting us to do something together!”
― The Answer Is No
― The Answer Is No
“think most people who want to be happy try to add things to their lives. But really what maybe they should be doing is taking something away.”
― The Answer Is No
― The Answer Is No
“the truth about problems is that the problem itself is never actually the problem. It’s always the people involved who are the problem.”
― The Answer Is No
― The Answer Is No
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