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“We knew little of political realities. We had the illusion our own passions were enough. We felt that you could change everything just by being loud enough.”
― Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir
― Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir
“Because while a book, a painting, a song, a piece of pottery, a tree can outlive us, none of those things will exist forever. But love is an energy. It's infinite.”
― Sorrow
― Sorrow
“Letting go of anger and hate requires us to give up the hope for a different past, along with the hope of a fantasized future. What we gain is a life more in the present, where we are not mired in prolonged anger and resentment that doesn't serve us.”
― Why Won't You Apologize?
― Why Won't You Apologize?
“Have some fun with silence. Grow still and become aware of the sounds around you. Listen to your breathing; see if you can hear your own heartbeat. Now try to grow even quieter. Become your breath and your heartbeat. Hear the sounds around you begin to fade, and see if you can move even deeper into the silence afterwards.”
― Angel Wisdom: 365 Meditations and Insights from the Heavens
― Angel Wisdom: 365 Meditations and Insights from the Heavens
“Work went on monotonously, and our constant hunger was wrenching. Rice powder and bran, which I sometimes roasted in an attempt to give it some flavor, had torn my insides to shreds. One morning I didn't have the strength to get up, and no one came to see what had happened to me. Everyone was so used to having people just disappear.”
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Douglas’s 2025 Year in Books
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