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"More about the political history of India and less on the cultural history. So far a very good overview in preparation for travel." — Nov 14, 2025 11:31AM
"More about the political history of India and less on the cultural history. So far a very good overview in preparation for travel." — Nov 14, 2025 11:31AM
“Where there are humans,
You'll find flies,
And Buddhas.”
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You'll find flies,
And Buddhas.”
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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
“Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.”
― The Lathe of Heaven
― The Lathe of Heaven
“Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time. ”
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