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“Attachment, the cause of all suffering, so the Buddhists say. To cling to what you have, what you have had, the life you have known, the handful of people and places you have ever really loved, to cling and not let go. Never relenting, never accepting, becoming all the time more enmeshed, holding harder, loving and hating more.”
― Intermezzo
― Intermezzo
“To think for oneself doesn't necessarily mean to
understand everything”
― At Night All Blood is Black
understand everything”
― At Night All Blood is Black
“Be patient with yourself. Shouting at flowers won't make them bloom.”
― Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm
― Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm
“Love is not weakness. It's the bravest act of our lives.”
― American Girl: Memories That Made Me
― American Girl: Memories That Made Me
“Yes, I understood, God’s truth, that on the battlefield they wanted only fleeting madness. Madmen of rage, madmen of pain, furious madmen, but temporary ones. No continuous madmen. As soon as the fighting ends, we’re to file away our rage, our pain, and our fury. Pain is tolerated, we can bring our pain home on the condition that we keep it to ourselves.”
― At Night All Blood is Black
― At Night All Blood is Black
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