“an honest being who does not behave absurdly has no
chance at all of becoming famous, or even of being noticed, however kind
and sensible he may be.”
― Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson
chance at all of becoming famous, or even of being noticed, however kind
and sensible he may be.”
― Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson
“It is the greatest mistake to think that man is always one and the same. A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.”
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“Roses and thorns are parts of the same plant. Somehow though, some people are concerned mainly about the roses. The rose is not on the plant for more than a week, but the thorns are there forever.
Roses are teaching that the beauty of life will bloom, once you have taught yourself the lessons given by living with the thorns.”
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Roses are teaching that the beauty of life will bloom, once you have taught yourself the lessons given by living with the thorns.”
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“As the emergency personnel and squad cars descended on Pier Three that bitter afternoon, the same questions bounced from radio to radio.
“What is Superman doing here?”
“Why had the Man of Steel taken time to recover the body of a fifty-year-old Costa Rican Newspaper Man who never had been or done anything important?”
Because not a single one of us is background noise. Because when one of us disappears… Someone should notice.
Every person is a star. A Life. A Heart. A Voice. And when a voice is silenced by darkness another must rise to see that justice is done.
Valentin Reyes, survived by his daughter, Maribella, was buried last Saturday at a small service, attended by three.”
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“What is Superman doing here?”
“Why had the Man of Steel taken time to recover the body of a fifty-year-old Costa Rican Newspaper Man who never had been or done anything important?”
Because not a single one of us is background noise. Because when one of us disappears… Someone should notice.
Every person is a star. A Life. A Heart. A Voice. And when a voice is silenced by darkness another must rise to see that justice is done.
Valentin Reyes, survived by his daughter, Maribella, was buried last Saturday at a small service, attended by three.”
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“In order to awaken, first of all one must realize that one is in a state of sleep. And in order to realize that one is indeed in a state of sleep, one must recognize and fully understand the nature of the forces which operate to keep one in the state of sleep, or hypnosis. It is absurd to think that this can be done by seeking information from the very source which induces the hypnosis.
....One thing alone is certain, that man's slavery grows and increases. Man is becoming a willing slave. He no longer needs chains. He begins to grow fond of his slavery, to be proud of it. And this is the most terrible thing that can happen to a man.”
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....One thing alone is certain, that man's slavery grows and increases. Man is becoming a willing slave. He no longer needs chains. He begins to grow fond of his slavery, to be proud of it. And this is the most terrible thing that can happen to a man.”
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