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“people have an instinct to be useful and can’t handle the relentless everydayness of life unless they work hard. It is sheer idleness that deadens the soul and causes neuroses.”
― Dalva
― Dalva
“every little bit counts in a large household; the cat may seem inclined to do nothing but lick her fur but we would soon be overrun by mice if we hanged her for her vanity”
― From the Mouth of the Whale
― From the Mouth of the Whale
“I never met a normal person and neither have you.”
― Dalva
― Dalva
“No lasting happiness comes from being caught in this cycle of attraction and aversion. We can never get life to work out so that we eliminate everything we fear and end up with all the goodies. Therefore the warrior-bodhisattva cultivates equanimity, the vast mind that doesn’t narrow reality into for and against, liking and disliking.”
― The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
― The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
“The heart of the artist is a little bit hollow. The bones of the artist are a little bit hollow. The brain of the artist is a little bit hollow. But this allows them to fly.”
― Pure Colour
― Pure Colour
Clay’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Clay’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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857 books
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