“And Lot’s wife, of course, was told not to look back where all those people and their homes had been. But she did look back, and I love her for that, because it was so human. So she was turned to a pillar of salt. So it goes.”
― Slaughterhouse-Five
― Slaughterhouse-Five
“We are homesick most for the places we have never known. —CARSON MCCULLERS”
― Recursion
― Recursion
“God is not to be prayed to. Prayers only help the person doing the praying, and then, only if they strengthen and focus that persons resolve.”
― Parable of the Sower
― Parable of the Sower
“don’t think we’re supposed to be happy. I mean the big us, humans. I think we’re supposed to struggle. I think that’s because there’s something more important to our psyche than hedonistic happiness.”
― The Price of Time
― The Price of Time
“mantra out loud: “You got this.” This mantra has evolved over the years—it started as “believe in yourself,” then it was “you’re lovable,” “be yourself,” then “you’re enough,” “speak your truth,” “you’re exactly where you need to be,” “I love you,” and now it’s “you got this.” The ritual always stays the same, but the mantra changes. I started this whole ritual when, in my”
― Best Self: Be You, Only Better
― Best Self: Be You, Only Better
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