Bridget Park

“From the Buddhist point of view, all living beings -- that is, beings with feelings, experiences, and sensations -- are considered equal. Human beings can live without eating meat. As human beings, I think that deep down our nature tends towards vegetarianism and leads us to do everything in our power to prevent harming other species.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, Dalai Lama's Little Book of Inner Peace: The Essential Life and Teachings

“Each one of us is responsible for reducing the negative potential of every situation we have to face.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, Dalai Lama's Little Book of Inner Peace: The Essential Life and Teachings

“That life—whatever else it is—is short.”
― Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch

“War is massacre. It is 100 per cent negative.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, Dalai Lama's Little Book of Inner Peace: The Essential Life and Teachings