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Melissa Gordon
http://www.mesugo.com
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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“Silence is sometimes the best answer”
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“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
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“World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.”
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“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
― The Art of Happiness
― The Art of Happiness
“Love is the absence of judgment.”
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