“Joy is the emotional expression of the courageous YES to one's own true being.”
― The Courage to Be
― The Courage to Be
“What's celebrate?" Eddie asked.
"That's when you can't get no dame," said Mack.
"I thought it was a kind of a party," said Jones.
A silence fell on the room.”
― Cannery Row
"That's when you can't get no dame," said Mack.
"I thought it was a kind of a party," said Jones.
A silence fell on the room.”
― Cannery Row
“Language has created the word “loneliness” to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone.”
― The Eternal Now
― The Eternal Now
“Our language has wisely sensed these two sides of man’s being alone. It has created the word “loneliness” to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word “solitude” to express the glory of being alone. Although, in daily life, we do not always distinguish these words, we should do so consistently and thus deepen our understanding of our human predicament.”
― The Eternal Now
― The Eternal Now
“Why did his mind pick its way as delicately as a cat through cactus?”
― Cannery Row
― Cannery Row
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