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“Narrow minds devoid of imagination. Intolerance, theories cut off from reality, empty terminology, usurped ideals, inflexible systems. Those are the things that really frighten me. What I absolutely fear and loathe.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”
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“I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.”
― Siddhartha
― Siddhartha
“Love isn't something natural. Rather it requires discipline, concentration, patience, faith, and the overcoming of narcissism. It isn't a feeling, it is a practice.”
― The Art of Loving
― The Art of Loving
“Letters are just pieces of paper," I said. "Burn them, and what stays in your heart will stay; keep them, and what vanishes will vanish.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
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