Sheetal

“If a book isn’t self-explanatory,
then the book isn’t worth reading.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Zahir

“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“I think the person who has had more experience of hardships can stand more firmly in the face of problems than the person who has never experienced suffering. From this angle then, some suffering can be a good lesson for life.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, The Dalai Lama’s Book of Wisdom: Words from His Holiness on Buddhism, Mindfulness, and Compassion

“A book is a wonderful present. Though it may grow worn, it will never grow old.”
― Jane Yolen, Girl in a Cage