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“Belief, as I use the word here, is the insistence that the truth is what one would “lief” or wish it to be. The believer will open his mind to the truth on condition that it fits in with his preconceived ideas and wishes. Faith, on the other hand, is an unreserved opening of the mind to the truth, whatever it may turn out to be. Faith has no preconceptions; it is a plunge into the unknown. Belief clings, but faith lets go.”
― The Wisdom of Insecurity
― The Wisdom of Insecurity
“Melville died in New York on September 28, 1891, blissfully unaware that, in the years to come, so many people would leave the hyphen out of 'Moby-Dick.”
― The Classics Reclassified
― The Classics Reclassified
“Struggle as we may, “fixing” will never make sense out of change. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
― The Wisdom of Insecurity
― The Wisdom of Insecurity
“Dirk Moeller didn’t know if he could fart his way into a major diplomatic incident. But he was ready to find out.”
― The Android's Dream
― The Android's Dream
“The paradox about waking up—I mean the ordinary kind of waking up that occurred to you and me this morning—is that you can’t make it happen, yet it’s inevitable. The same holds true spiritually. You can’t wish, pray, beg, force, or meditate yourself awake.”
― The Wisdom of Insecurity
― The Wisdom of Insecurity
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