"There is a succession of experiences which together constitute the educational and developmental ripening of the learner, according to the Sufis. People who think that each gain is the goal itself will freeze at any such stage, and cannot learn through successive and superseding lessons."

-- Idries Shah

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“I'm a big fan of reality shows. I thought the first one, Dukes of Hazzard, captured white people perfectly.”
“The people who encouraged me weren't necessarily writers or readers themselves. They were people who were just pleased to see me devote my life to reading and writing.”
“Expectations are resentments waiting to happen”
“The whole of meditation practice can be essentialized into these 3 crucial points: Bring your mind home. Release. And relax!”
“An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except the cleverness of a decadence.”
“There is no America without labor, and to fleece the one is to rob the other.”
“Adults don't get nearly the attention and support the kids do, maybe because they're not as cute or because people forget that autism is lifelong. But it is.”

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“I guess most of us would rather not discuss cancer because we are all afraid we might be told we have it. It's hard for people to even say the word, and that's the first obstacle you have to overcome when you are diagnosed with the disease. I think once you understand a little more about it ... I don't mean it gets any easier ... but I think you give it more in-depth thought about how you're going to deal with it.”

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