Brigitte

“I would stare at the grains of light suspended in that silent space, struggling to see into my own heart. What did I want? And what did others want from me? But I could never find the answers. Sometimes I would reach out and try to grasp the grains of light, but my fingers touched nothing.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

“Every extreme attitude is a flight from the self.”
― Eric Hoffer, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

“There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.”
― Eric Hoffer, The True Believer

“The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others.”
― Eric Hoffer, The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements