Don't hold grudges. Life's too long.
A solid foundation for us makes a great partner for someone else."-Serena Jade
Life is short unless agony is long.
Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.
I don't know the meaning of life. I don't know why we are here. I think life is full of anxieties and fears and tears. It has a lot of grief in it, and it can be very grim. And I do not want to be the one who tries to tell somebody else what life is ...
We seem to inhabit a universe made up of a small number of elements-particles-bits that swirl in chaotic clouds, occasionally clustering together in geometrically logical temporary configurations.
Ultimate meaning is meaningless. Meaning meaning means everything else.
Well, I know about loneliness. I won't talk about it, but I was very lonely after the war. I know what it feels like to spend a whole weekend all by yourself and no one wants you at all.
How sad, he thought, that desire found new objects but did not abate, that when it came to longing there was no end.
In a world that thought itself so wise yet behaved so stupidly, it was possible sometimes to believe that only the mad saw matters as they truly were, that only people like my brother were prepared to admit what they saw from the corner of their eye.
Smug-faced punk kid acts like he's better than everyone…oh look at me I'm so polite… please.
If something is built to show, it's build to grow.
People don't think in terms of information. They think in terms of narratives. But while people focus on the story itself, information comes along for the ride.
He who has a partner has a master.
Why does a steward steal? He steals because he's not sure he'll always remain with his master and wants to make his future secure.
This is the even-handed dealing of the world!" he said. "There is noth-ing on which it is so hard as poverty; and there is nothing it professes tocondemn with such severity as the pursuit of wealth!
Maturity, the way I understand it, is knowing what your limitations are.
My secret to maintaining a youthful appearance? Immaturity.
I finally decided what I want to be when I grow up - late.
There is a meaning of life but I've been sworn to secrecy.
In sitting meditation, our practice is to watch our thoughts arise, label them "thinking", and return to the breath.
