“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.”
― Cosmos
― Cosmos
“We read to know we're not alone.”
― Shadowlands: A Play
― Shadowlands: A Play
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
“I can think. I can wait. I can fast.”
― Siddhartha
― Siddhartha
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