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“The word is born in silence, and silence is the deepest response to the word.”

"Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life." -Simone Weil

"... violence is a symptom of the illusion that our lives belong to us."

"Although we have learned from parents, teachers, friends and many books, sacred as well as profane, that we are worth more than what the world makes us, we keep giving an eternal value to the things we own, the people we know, the plans we have, and the successes we "collect."

"It is not the movement from weakness to power, but the movement in which we become less and less fearful and defensive and more and more open to the other and his world, even when it leads to suffering and death."

"Poverty is the inner disposition that allows us to take away our defenses and convert our enemies into friends. We can only perceive the stranger as an enemy as long as we have something to defend."

Just finished the Introduction and I can already tell this book is gonna be an absolute BANGER!