Quotes of: American-lives Keyword

The inner encounters I have with animals—and will be teaching you to have— are exchanges of meaning.

Animal Wisdom: Learning from the Spiritual Lives of Animals

Grieving the loss of a loved one—whether human or animal—is not only permissible, it is essential.

Animal Wisdom: Learning from the Spiritual Lives of Animals

Every species embodies a solution to some environmental challenge, and some of these solutions are breathtaking in their elegance.

Animal Wisdom: Learning from the Spiritual Lives of Animals

We spend a good part of our lives dreaming, especially when we're awake.

The Angel's Game

Life can be messy. No doubt, a lot of these kids are living proof. But in spite of their anxieties and their angers, At least- They Are trying to live.

After the Death of Anna Gonzales

It is perhaps when our lives are at their most problematic that we are likely to be most receptive to beautiful things.

The Architecture of Happiness

In order to forgive, one must have lived through what I have lived through, and may God spare her that.

Anna Karenina

Anna read and understood, but it was unpleasant to read, that is to say, to follow the reflection of other people's lives. She was too eager to live herself.

Anna Karenina

The more we accept the imperfections of life, the more perfect life seems to become.

Awakened Living: A Practical Guide to the Spiritual Life

If there was ever a more perfect day in the history of time it isn't one I've heard about.

How I Live Now

Every war has it's turning points, and every person too.

How I Live Now

Whether we live in poverty or prosperity, we can still live generously.

Hunger No More: A 1-Year Devotional Journey Through the Psalms

I've lived the lives of all the characters in all my books, and all their mighty wisdom thunders in my head.

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

We are only underlings of fate if we choose to let the wills of others shape our lives." -Thomas Richards

A Heart Revealed

The very fact that you can observe this thinking mind is proof that you are not this thinking mind.

#Human: Learning To Live In Modern Times

That nagging state of constant thought that exists somewhere between the ears and behind the eyes is the self.

#Human: Learning To Live In Modern Times

The rare opportunity to exist, no matter how brief, is worth the pain left in the wake of its disappearance.

#Human: Learning To Live In Modern Times

Language has created a barrier that prevents us from seeing existence as it truly is.

#Human: Learning To Live In Modern Times

If something’s existence is contingent upon the existence of another entity, can we truthfully call them separate beings?

#Human: Learning To Live In Modern Times

We are just too busy trying to appear smart to realize how intelligent we actually are.

#Human: Learning To Live In Modern Times

Self-improvement is generally a removal of a vice rather than an acquisition of a virtue.

#Human: Learning To Live In Modern Times