“It's easy to be overwhelmed by our desires for material things, but the fact is, most of us know what we truly value. Sometimes we just need a little reminder.”
― The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart
― The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart
“Believing doesn't make God real. Unbelief doesn't make Him disappear. Your opinion doesn’t change reality.”
― Slow Brewing Tea
― Slow Brewing Tea
“We learn about life by exploring the texture and depth of space that composes our private inner world. In solitude we revisit our wounded feelings, sins, doubts, and deepest despair, replay poignant memories of loved ones, project what we are becoming, and ascertain the purpose of our being.”
― Dead Toad Scrolls
― Dead Toad Scrolls
“Cause one way or the other,” I said, rolling a fat one, “it’s all gonna work out.” “And what makes you so goddamn sure?” I took a hit and held it in. When I exhaled, I said, slowly but deliberately, “It’s a matter of faith, Waylon. And I got enough faith to last me this lifetime and whatever lifetimes come next.”
― It's a Long Story: My Life
― It's a Long Story: My Life
“No other being is lesser human than the one who thinks of others as such.”
― Human Making is Our Mission: A Treatise on Parenting
― Human Making is Our Mission: A Treatise on Parenting
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