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The pawn dealer was always impressed by Pierrot’s perspicuity when it came to selecting the paintings. He always plucked incredible works of art, the most valuable pieces in the collection.
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“It did not require a great deal of imagination to picture a world in which power had passed into the hands of Al Capones with their private bombing squadrons.”
― The Definitive James Hilton Collection
― The Definitive James Hilton Collection
“Yoga is simply one of those things impervious to certainty, as incapable of corruption as it is of authenticity. And no amount of bossy, possessive attempts to claim a “real yoga” will make it otherwise.”
― Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
― Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
“But now I’m beginning to care again—a little—and it hurts—it’s really more convenient not to have any hopes and fears.”
― The Definitive James Hilton Collection
― The Definitive James Hilton Collection
“Hardship and danger destroys fewer people than indulgence.”
― While Still We Live
― While Still We Live
“The postures are both a metaphor and a means for that process. They are tools for creating a connection between the imagination and the physical world. Realizing this connection—this union between body and mind—could be called yoga.”
― Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
― Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
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