"To embody a new paradigm of civilization - to learn to think like a planet in order to heal and nurture a planet - is not a typical hero's task. It is more the task of a gardener. The planet does not offer us challenges to be overcome to prove our worth or individuality; it presents us with a community to understand, a community with disparate needs and identities that are nonetheless intertwined in mutual dependencies."

-- David Spangler

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“So my biggest fun has been watching my daughters grow up. Now, unfortunately they're hitting the age where they still love me, but they think I'm completely boring. And so they'll come in, pat me on the head, talk to me for 10 minutes, and then they're gone all weekend. Right? They break my heart! So now I've got to start thinking, Well what's going to replace that fun?”
“Mainstream cinema raises questions only to immediately provide an answer to them, so they can send the spectator home reassured. If we actually had those answers, then society would appear very different from what it is.”
“Only fools live in the past or carry envy to the present.”
“Your outer world of attitudes, wealth, work, relationships and health will always be a reflection of your inner attitudes of mind.”
“With the amount of money I have, it's difficult raising children the way I was raised.”
“And did you have to hack his arms off?â€ â€œYes, I did. He wouldnâ€™t go through the door.â€ â€œYou say it like youâ€™re proud of it." I was proud of it. It was an example of quick thinking in a difficult situation.”

Source : Ilona Andrews (2009). “Magic Strikes”, p.144, Penguin
“I don't see why someone should lose their life just so you can have a snack.”
“Do all you have agreed to do, and do not encroach on other persons or their property.”

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