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“You have everything needed for the extravagant journey that is your life.”
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“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.”
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“I like the idea that when I die, I will have a long sit-down chat with
God and get answers to all my questions. For example, those apple cores
that I threw out of car windows when I was a child—did any of them become
trees? Few boys or men had ever asked me out. I told myself that it
was because I was almost 6-feet tall. Was that true or was there something
humbling I needed to know?”
― If Your Dream Doesn't Scare You, It Isn't Big Enough: A Solo Journey Around the World
God and get answers to all my questions. For example, those apple cores
that I threw out of car windows when I was a child—did any of them become
trees? Few boys or men had ever asked me out. I told myself that it
was because I was almost 6-feet tall. Was that true or was there something
humbling I needed to know?”
― If Your Dream Doesn't Scare You, It Isn't Big Enough: A Solo Journey Around the World
“Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.”
― The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
― The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
“It is a principle of diplomacy that one must know something of the truth in order to lie convincingly.”
― The Hunt for Red October
― The Hunt for Red October
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