Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to read more

Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to inhabit. -William James.

Red velvet room
rolls me in its mouth
and swallows me to sleep
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Red velvet room
rolls me in its mouth
and swallows me to sleep
**.

...A being so gentle and so virtuous slander might wound, but could not dishonor.

...A being so gentle and so virtuous slander might wound, but could not dishonor.

Good history is a question of survival. Without any past, we will deprive ourselves of the defining impression of our read more

Good history is a question of survival. Without any past, we will deprive ourselves of the defining impression of our being. -Ken Burns.

How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone. -Coco Chanel.

How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone. -Coco Chanel.

Each of us is a being in himself and a being in society, each of us needs to understand himself read more

Each of us is a being in himself and a being in society, each of us needs to understand himself and understand others, take care of others and be taken care of himself.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Sometimes, being strong means not holding back the tears but letting them fall.

Sometimes, being strong means not holding back the tears but letting them fall.

Does there, I wonder, exist a being who has read all, or approximately all, that the person of average culture read more

Does there, I wonder, exist a being who has read all, or approximately all, that the person of average culture is supposed to have read, and that not to have read is a social sin? If such a being does exist, surely he is an old, a very old man.