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"one who really has an eye for the Deity can see him everywhere; while he who sees Him only on extraordinary occasions does not really see Him, but is superstitiously the dupe of a phantom vision."



"If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life — and only then will I be free to become myself."

"حقّا إنّ الأرض جميلةُُ، وكلّ ما عليها جميل."

I'm progressing VERY slowly with this book, but I'm enjoying it!

The play with narration and the symbolism are very interesting.

There's some spiritual quest going on: reaching the imaginary land of a Prester John that no one has ever met. All accounts of this priest-king seem to be a collection of individual narratives that circulate in suspicious ways and find their way into scholarly circles.

I'm progressing VERY slowly with this book, but I'm enjoying it!

The play with narration and the symbolism are very interesting.

There's some spiritual quest going on: reaching the imaginary land of a Prester John that no one has ever met. All accounts of this priest-king seem to be a collection of individual narratives that circulate in suspicious ways and find their way into scholarly circles.

"The U.S. does not intentionally use its power to dominate other friendly nations, but it does so anyway. It opposes the spirit of domination but it dominates. It yearns to create the spirit of independence in other nations, but with foreign aid and business arrangements, unintentionally makes them dependent."

How cute...

" 'We are simply too damn big and rich.' "

"If you cannot bring peace to your household, how dare you try to rule a city?"

I've been watching Peterson's interviews and debates for 3 years now, and I DO like him so much.
Not being a fan of self-help books, I had prepared myself for all kinds of disappointment though. I'm taking the guy's words with a pinch of salt in order for me to judge him objectively as a writer. So let's hope for the best! :D

"I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature. My attachments are always excessively strong."

"I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature. My attachments are always excessively strong."