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“man covets that which he lacks. He seeks to learn that of which he is ignorant. Much of the ocean north of the Americas has never been explored. Nobody knows what is there. Once the unknown is known, it may lose its allure, but until then,
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“I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded; not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.”
― The Kite Runner
― The Kite Runner
“Just because you can live without someone doesn't mean you want to.”
― After I Do
― After I Do
“Losses do that. One life-loss can infect the whole of a life. Like a rash that wears through our days, our sight becomes peppered with black voids. Now everywhere we look, we only see all that isn’t: holes, lack, deficiency.”
― One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
― One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
“Isn't it nice when you've outgrown the ideas of what life should be and you just enjoy what it is?”
― After I Do
― After I Do
“Now, there are many millions in their sects and churches who feel the order, 'Do thou,' and throw their weight into obedience. And there are millions more who feel predestination in 'Thou shalt.' Nothing they may do can interfere with what will be. But 'Thou mayest'! Why, that makes a man great, that gives him stature with the gods, for in his weakness and his filth and his murder of his brother he has still the great choice. He can choose his course and fight it through and win.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
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