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“Walls have ears.
Doors have eyes.
Trees have voices.
Beasts tell lies.
Beware the rain.
Beware the snow.
Beware the man
You think you know.
-Songs of Sapphique”
― Incarceron
Doors have eyes.
Trees have voices.
Beasts tell lies.
Beware the rain.
Beware the snow.
Beware the man
You think you know.
-Songs of Sapphique”
― Incarceron
“I don't know how long we stay that way, but we watch the sun go down together. The giant, burnt-orange sphere sinks towards the horizon, coloring the rock layers until it's gone and the canyon is covered in shadow.”
― How My Summer Went Up in Flames
― How My Summer Went Up in Flames
“The wind blows hard among the pines
Toward the beginning
Of an endless past.
Listen: you’ve heard everything.”
― Where We Are: Selected Poems and Zen Translations
Toward the beginning
Of an endless past.
Listen: you’ve heard everything.”
― Where We Are: Selected Poems and Zen Translations
“The person across the table is never the problem. The unsolved issue is. So focus on the issue. This is one of the most basic tactics for avoiding emotional escalations. Our culture demonizes people in movies and politics, which creates the mentality that if we only got rid of the person then everything would be okay. But this dynamic is toxic to any negotiation.”
― Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
― Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
“Being soaked alone is cold. Being soaked with your best friend is an adventure.”
― Back When You Were Easier to Love
― Back When You Were Easier to Love
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