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“Nothing is easy for the unwilling.”
“Pride is not the opposite of shame, but it's source. True humility is the only antidote to shame.”
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“My life has become a single, ongoing revelation that I haven’t been cynical enough.”
― Babylon’s Ashes
― Babylon’s Ashes
“There's no need for heartbreak warfare. It's called 'I love you' — 'I love you too'. 'I need more love' — 'You got more love', and you can get through life like that. Shouldn't you just on days where you want more love be like 'I had a bad dream that you were sleeping around, it's really irrational, but just love me extra today'. Why can't we just have this thing where you just say 'Just love me extra today'. If I was with somebody and they said 'Love me extra today', I would love them extra forever.”
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“My life has become a single, ongoing revelation that I haven’t been cynical enough.” At”
― Babylon's Ashes
― Babylon's Ashes
“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
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