For a long time it seemed to me that real life was about to begin, but there was always some obstacle in the way. Something had to be got through first, some unfinished business; time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
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Every burden is a blessing.
Every burden is a blessing.
But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's bones and the soul out read more
But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's bones and the soul out of his belly, contending with the strange rapacity of savage life, the lower stage of creation, he cannot make the effort any more.
Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time read more
Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.
Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.
Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.
Do it, dump it, or change it.
Do it, dump it, or change it.
Humanity has only scratched the surface of its real potential.
Humanity has only scratched the surface of its real potential.
You don't need strength to let go of something. What you really
need is understanding.
You don't need strength to let go of something. What you really
need is understanding.
Playing safe is only playing.
Playing safe is only playing.
Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
