“The principal fantasizes about sinking a meat hook into Leonard Stecyk’s bright-eyed little face and dragging the boy facedown behind his Volkswagen Beetle over the rough new streets of suburban Grand Rapids. The fantasies come out of nowhere and horrify the principal, who is a devout Mennonite.”
― The Pale King: An Unfinished Novel
― The Pale King: An Unfinished Novel
“The whole thing is totally confusing and upsetting. People take a lot of aspirin when he’s around. The boy’s only real friends among kids are the damaged, the handicapped, the fat, the last-picked, the non grata—he seeks them out.”
― The Pale King: An Unfinished Novel
― The Pale King: An Unfinished Novel
“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.”
― The Way of Zen
― The Way of Zen
“Yoga isn’t about standing on your head. It’s about getting your head out of your ass. —Eric Paskel”
― The Yoga Mind: 52 Essential Principles of Yoga Philosophy to Deepen Your Practice
― The Yoga Mind: 52 Essential Principles of Yoga Philosophy to Deepen Your Practice
“A world is supported by four things….” She held up four big-knuckled fingers. “…the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these are as nothing….” She closed her fingers into a fist. “…without a ruler who knows the art of ruling. Make that the science of your tradition!”
― Dune
― Dune
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