"What a strange, demented feeling it gives me when I realize I have spent whole days before this ink stone, with nothing better to do, jotting down at random whatever nonsensical thoughts have entered my head."

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Yoshida Kenko

#Giving Quotes #Feelings Quotes #Stones Quotes

“Be yourself, take control of your life.”
“Do we have to talk in order to agree or agree in order to talk?”
“I will not let you (or me) make me dishonest, insincere, emotionally tied-up or constricted, or artificially nice and social, if I can help it.”
“What is a genius? A person who demands little to nothing from others, but is often found extremely difficult to have around.”
“Men are different. When they are in love they may also have other girlfriends.”
“I grew up so thoroughly imbued with women's rights that it was the most important question of my life from a very early day.”
“Tears may come and go, But there's one thing I know. All my life you're a friend of mine. You can depend on me. I'll be fine... 'Cause you're a friend of mine.”
“The giver gives, but really he is sowing the seed for later, the gift of a rich harvest.”

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