“I thought to myself: if it’s true that every person has a star in the sky, mine must be distant, dim, and absurd. Perhaps I never had a star.”
― The Blind Owl
― The Blind Owl
“Marry, and you will regret it; don’t marry, you will also regret it; marry or don’t marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world’s foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world’s foolishness or weep over it, you will regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it… Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don’t hang yourself, you’ll regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the essence of all philosophy.”
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“The shortest distance between two people is a story.”
― Four-Word Self-Help: Simple Wisdom For Complex Lives
― Four-Word Self-Help: Simple Wisdom For Complex Lives
“Men may keep a sort of level of good, but no man has ever been able to keep on one level of evil. That road goes down and down.”
― The Innocence of Father Brown
― The Innocence of Father Brown
“Before embarking on a voyage, first speak with the ancient sailors, listen to and understand the winds, then patiently make a boat and sail. Yet, even then, be open to other dreams, changes, circumstances. Throughout our lives, we limit ourselves to fixed goals, only to get on the local ferry and just travel the distance between two known points. Yet, we create an illusion of freedom and choice, accompanied by a sense of independence. Thus, we carefully study weather reports, ride on the port side on odd numbered days, starboard on holidays, have tea at fixed times, never speak with those who wear glasses, always smile at those who wear green and of course allow ourselves just the slight possibility of a dream about jumping ship and going off to our island one day.
C'est la vie? Our predictably totalitarian lives are an insult to the human spirit.”
― Prisoners of Ourselves: Totalitarianism in Everyday Life
C'est la vie? Our predictably totalitarian lives are an insult to the human spirit.”
― Prisoners of Ourselves: Totalitarianism in Everyday Life
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