"People do not love those whose eyes show that they are somewhere else"

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Source : Peter Carey (2010). “Collected Stories”, p.186, Faber & Faber

Peter Carey

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“Confirming an intuitive sense I've always felt for the interconnectedness of all things, this doctrine has provided me ways to understand the intricate web of co-arising that links one being with all other beings, and to apprehend the reciprocities between thought and action, self and universe.”
“American Conservatism is finished, and its remaining adherents are, whether they know it or not, merely ghosts wandering, mazed, in the daylight.”
“The biggest problem has been exhaustion. I've spent about 6 of the last 14 years completely bedridden.”
“The first principle of my own philosophy is that wisdom is meant for anyone who wishes to reach for it. It is the servant of commoner and king alike and should never be regarded with awe.”
“Desire is the root of selfishness; clear your heart of desire and be selfless. Selflessness is the key to inner peace.”
“Matt's [Nix] is much more a part of just the world in terms of there are mutants, mutants are hated and there are Sentinels - though very different from what we've seen before. You feel like you're here in the X-Men world.”

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“It seemed to me that I had come for the first time close to the soil of my native country, and could feel for the first time running in my veins Russia's vastness, her potency, her strength.”
“I've always been interested in an idea of boundless love - an impersonal, big love.”

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