Nicolette

“Marianne was surprised, not for the first time, that one can concentrate really hard and even enjoy thinking about something which isn’t at all what one is really wanting to think about.”
― Catherine Storr, Marianne Dreams

“I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations — one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it — you will regret both.”
― Soren Kierkegaard, Either/Or: A Fragment of Life

“You believe what you are and you are what you believe. This is a vicious or virtuous cycle in which we are all trapped. Our faiths and beliefs are like walls erected around us that provide us security but also act like a prison by blocking our view from the complete reality. We live in a make-believe world, oblivious to the reality that exists outside the four walls of our beliefs. The deep-rooted belief is called ‘faith’, which is responsible for many good things, but also for much of the evil in the world.”
― Awdhesh Singh, Myths are Real, Reality is a Myth

“as the Persian poet Hafiz warns, “Don’t surrender your loneliness so quickly. Let it cut you more deep. Let it ferment and season you as few human and even divine ingredients can.”
― Toko-pa Turner, Belonging: Remembering Ourselves home