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“The world we live in, i.e., the life we perceive, is a perfect reflection, a mirror image, of our internal reality.”
― Elevate: An Essential Guide to Life
― Elevate: An Essential Guide to Life
“I believe that the most tragic war of our time is the one within—a war between what we knew as children and what we’ve learned as adults. A war between wisdom and intelligence. A war between the natural colour of our hair and the colour we chemically impose upon it. A war between the manicured hedges and the untouched wilderness. A war between reality and fairy tales. A war between what we could learn about the world and what we are systematically taught. A war that can end in peace.”
― The Art of Talking to Yourself
― The Art of Talking to Yourself
“he placed his hands
on my mind
before reaching
for my waist
my hips
or my lips
he didn't call me
beautiful first
he called me
exquisite
- how he touches me”
― Milk and honey
on my mind
before reaching
for my waist
my hips
or my lips
he didn't call me
beautiful first
he called me
exquisite
- how he touches me”
― Milk and honey
“Of all the heartache I will ever know, only some of it will be real. The rest, I will create.”
― Write like no one is reading 2
― Write like no one is reading 2
“If someone asks you how you are, you are meant to say FINE. You are not meant to say that you cried yourself to sleep last night because you hadn't spoken to another person for two consecutive days. FINE is what you say.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
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