"The human brain cannot encompass total absence. Like infinity, it is simply not something that the organ runs to. The space someone leaves must be filled, so we dream forever of those who are no longer here. Our minds make them live again."

-- Anna Funder

#Running Quotes #Dream Quotes #Space Quotes

“The evolution of government from its medieval, Mafia-like character to that embodying modern legal institutions and instruments is a major part of the history of freedom. It is a part that tends to be obscured or ignored because of the myopic vision of many economists, who persist in modeling government as nothing more than a gigantic form of theft and income redistribution.”
“She was running from a fat man selling salvation in his hand.”
“To be a great artist, you have to be willing to take risks and to do things that no one would ever pay you for - at first.”

Source : " How Do You Make a Living as an Independent Filmmaker? It’s Not Easy" by Paula Bernstein, www.indiewire.com. December 16, 2014.
“No rebellious heart is ever at ease with paths established by others.”

Source : "Mystic Trudeau: The Fire and the Rose". Book by B. W. Powe, 2007.
“In an age of synthetic images and synthetic emotions, the chances of an accidental encounter with reality are remote indeed.”
“We who are rich are often demanding and difficult. We shut ourselves up in our apartments and may even use a watchdog to defend our property. Poor people, of course, have nothing to defend and often share the little they have. When people have all the material things they need, they seem not to need each other. They are self-sufficient. There is no interdependence. There is no love.”
“To make sure you are not asleep when the sun begins to rise.”
“Whether we give away too much or too little of ourselves, our vitality dwindles.”

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