"The problem is the way we let our desires stand in the way of our enjoyment of what we already have."

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Source : Brad Warner (2015). “Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality”, p.75, Simon and Schuster

Brad Warner

#Desire Quotes #Way Quotes #Problem Quotes

“Scott-there's nothing in the world I want but you-and your precious love. All the material things are nothing. I'd just hate to live in a sordid, colorless existence-because you'd soon love less-and less-and I'd do anything-anything-to keep your heart for my own-I don't want to live-I want to love first and live incidentally.”
“It's a movie, OK? I went to see GONE WITH THE WIND, but did I really believe there was a guy named Rhett Butler who said, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"? No. Movies need heroes and villains, and real life doesn't usually have heroes and villains. Real life has a lot of shades of gray, and moves have black and white even when they're in color.”
“Nothing else exists when art does.”
“Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.”
“When I began my humanitarian work, I understood that in order to gain credibility I needed patience, commitment and unwavering perseverance. I needed to ignore the skeptics.”
“I wondered how it could be that people could love God and hate one another.”
“I believe fantasy and dreaming can be made a reality. You don't have to be rich. You don't have to be a VIP.”
“So thereâ€™s an . . . an etiquette to raking. Some seducerâ€™s code of honor. Is this what youâ€™re telling me?”

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