

“Contentment is a lie invented by capitalism,”
― People We Meet on Vacation
― People We Meet on Vacation
“hadn’t noticed the fine print until now: When you survive something that was thought to be unsurvivable, the obvious is gained. You have your life—you have time. But it’s only when you get there that you realize your survival has come at a cost.”
― Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
― Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Twilight of the Idols
― Twilight of the Idols

“A beggar cannot renounce wealth,” Master would say. “If a man laments: ‘My business has failed; my wife has left me; I will renounce all and enter a monastery,’ to what worldly sacrifice is he referring? He did not renounce wealth and love; they renounced him!”
― Autobiography of a Yogi
― Autobiography of a Yogi
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