"Dedication to goodness-dedication in response to an inner moral mandate rather than external restraint-was both the antidote to the pain and the source of great happiness."

-- Sylvia Boorstein

#Pain Quotes #Dedication Quotes #Moral Quotes

“Thirst drove me down to the water where I drank the moon's reflection.”
“I've always tried to write California history as American history. The paradox is that New England history is by definition national history, Mid-Atlantic history is national history. We're still suffering from that.”

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“The thing has already taken form in my mind before I start it. The first attempts are absolutely unbearable. I say this because I want you to know that if you see something worthwhile in what I am doing, it is not by accident but because of real direction and purpose.”
“Humour is a way of relating and connecting to people, especially when you're a minority or misunderstood. It has the power that other forms of conversations or writing don't have. With all the problems I had, sometimes the only way of coping with it is to make fun of yourself.”

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“It is dangerous to live in a secure world.”

Source : Teju Cole (2011). “Open City”, p.200, Faber & Faber
“Walk in the light so you can see where you're going”
“Yeah, I'm a giver. I've learned to be selective of the people in my world, because if I love someone, I will give them my blood, whatever they need. In doing so, one can end up with little left for themselves.”
“The more separated we become from the Earth, the more hostile we become to the feminine. We disown our passion, our creativity, and our sexuality. Eventually the Earth itself becomes a baneful place. I remember being told by a medicine woman in the Amazon, â€œDo you know why they are really cutting down the rain forest? Because it is wet and dark and tangled and feminine.”

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