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They acquired things wherever they went, and every day they carried lots of things with them—“just in case” items they couldn’t be without.
“To be enlightened is to be aware, always, of total reality in its immanent otherness - to be aware of it and yet remain in a condition to survive as an animal. Our goal is to discover that we have always been where we ought to be. Unhappily we make the task exceedingly difficult for ourselves.”
― The Doors of Perception
― The Doors of Perception
“It was not the feeling of completeness I so needed, but the feeling of not being empty.”
― Everything is Illuminated
― Everything is Illuminated
“Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.”
― All the Light We Cannot See
― All the Light We Cannot See
“How do you ever know for certain that you are doing the right thing?”
― All the Light We Cannot See
― All the Light We Cannot See
“See obstacles as opportunities, Reinhold. See obstacles as inspirations.”
― All the Light We Cannot See
― All the Light We Cannot See
Tamara’s 2025 Year in Books
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