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“Most adults, by contrast, find it hard to be playful — no doubt because they have to take care of all the responsibilities that come with an adult’s life. Creative adults, however, have not forgotten how to play.”
― John Cleese, Creativity: A Short and Cheerful Guide

“It required a presence, a brutal honesty to put something out there and see what happens. Sometimes it was inspired and the thrill was exhilarating, other times it was painful and the result was humiliating. But somehow it didn’t matter. What mattered was going out there and doing it, not thinking about it, not worrying what others might think, not even being attached to a particular result, just doing it.”
― Andy Puddicombe, Get Some Headspace: How Mindfulness Can Change Your Life in Ten Minutes a Day

“When it comes to meditation, though, the goal and the journey are the same thing.”
― Andy Puddicombe, Get Some Headspace: How Mindfulness Can Change Your Life in Ten Minutes a Day

“Books are time travel. True readers all know this. But books don’t just take you back to the time in which they were written; they can take you back to different versions of yourself.”
― Peter Swanson, Eight Perfect Murders