“To me, the unhappiest people in the world are those in the watering places, the international watering places like..uhhh..the south coast of France and Newport and Palm Springs and Palm Beach; going to parties every night, playing golf every afternoon, then bridge. Drinking too much, talking too much, thinking too little. Retired. No purpose.”
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“Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper. Down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure.They’re huge and abstract. And they’re very beautiful.”
― Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
― Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity
“The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.”
― Of Human Bondage
― Of Human Bondage
Peter’s 2025 Year in Books
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Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Manga, Mystery, Paranormal, Poetry, Romance, and Thriller
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