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The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World

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The Sea in You: Twenty Poems of Requited and Unrequited Love

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Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words

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“Every time you close another door—be it the door of immediate satisfaction, the door of distracting entertainment, the door of busyness, the door of guilt and worry, or the door of self-rejection—you commit yourself to go deeper into your heart and thus deeper into the heart of God.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom

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“Often love is offered to you, but you do not recognize it. You discard it because you are fixed on receiving it from the same person to whom you gave it.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom

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“Every time you do something that comes from your needs for acceptance, affirmation, or affection, and every time you do something that makes these needs grow, you know that you are not with God. These needs will never be satisfied; they will only increase when you yield to them.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom

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“We seldom notice how each day is a holy place Where the eucharist of the ordinary happens, Transforming our broken fragments Into an eternal continuity that keeps us.”
― John O'Donohue, To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings

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“Long ago a monk asked an old master, “When hundreds, thousands, or myriads of objects come all at once, what should be done?”
The master replied, “Don’t try to control them”
What he means is that in whatever way objects come, do not try to change them. Whatever comes is the buddha-dharma, not objects at all. Do not understand the master’s reply as merely a brilliant admonition, but realize that it is the truth. Even if you try to control what comes, it cannot be controlled.”
― Dōgen, Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen

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