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“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
― Albert Einstein

“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?”
― Mary Oliver

“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”
― Annie Dillard, The Writing Life