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Melissa Gordon
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You need to use the thread of logic, as best you can, to skillfully sew onto yourself everything that’s worth living for.”
This was the right book for me to read at this point in my life. I would consider it one of Murakami's most hopeful books.
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“If we think only of ourselves, forget about other people, then our minds occupy very small area. Inside that small area, even tiny problem appears very big. But the moment you develop a sense of concern for others, you realize that, just like ourselves, they also want happiness; they also want satisfaction. When you have this sense of concern, your mind automatically widens. At this point, your own problems, even big problems, will not be so significant. The result? Big increase in peace of mind. So, if you think only of yourself, only your own happiness, the result is actually less happiness. You get more anxiety, more fear.”
― The Wisdom of Forgiveness: Intimate Conversations and Journeys
― The Wisdom of Forgiveness: Intimate Conversations and Journeys
“The idea that my brains could be untangled, straightened out, and thus refashioned into a state of peace and sanity was a comforting fantasy.”
― Eileen
― Eileen
“For me a page of good prose is where one hears the rain. A page of good prose is when one hears the noise of battle.... A page of good prose seems to me the most serious dialogue that well-informed and intelligent men and women carry on today in their endeavor to make sure that the fires of this planet burn peaceably.”
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