“Why did his mind pick its way as delicately as a cat through cactus?”
― Cannery Row
― 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
“It's all right not to believe in luck and omens. Nobody believes in them. But it doesn't do any good to take chances with them and no one takes chances.”
― Cannery Row
― Cannery Row
“Chaos is only chaos to the people who aren’t expecting it.”
― Island 731
― Island 731
“Joy is the emotional expression of the courageous YES to one's own true being.”
― The Courage to Be
― The Courage to Be
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