“there are people in the world who think only about themselves. They don’t care what happens to other people so long as they get what they want. They put other people down to make themselves feel important. “Then there are people who do the opposite, who are able to imagine how others must feel, and make sure that they don’t do things that hurt people. “So,” she said, looking me squarely in the eye. “Which kind of person do you want to be?”
― A Promised Land
― A Promised Land
“Taken psychologically, the idea of rebirth is about having multiple opportunities to break the cycle of fear and find meaning, without ‘consuming’ anyone.”
― My Gita
― My Gita
“Sometimes I get real lonely sleeping with you.”
― A Wild Sheep Chase
― A Wild Sheep Chase
“Life is every bit as devious as Death. It too can wear a hooded coat. It too can slip into town, lurk in an alley, or wait in the back of a tavern.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
“Like animals that seek food for their survival, humans yearn for meaning for their sanity: what is our value, our purpose and our identity in this world?”
― My Gita
― My Gita
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