"If you truly get in touch with a piece of carrot, you get in touch with the soil, the rain, the sunshine. You get in touch with Mother Earth and eating in such a way, you feel in touch with true life, your roots, and that is meditation. If we chew every morsel of our food in that way we become grateful and when you are grateful, you are happy."

-- Nhat Hanh

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“What cannot letters inspire? They have souls; they can speak; they have in them all that force which expresses the transports of the heart....”

Source : Abelard, Heloise “Abelard letters”, Lulu.com
“It's not about finding out who you are, it's about creating who you are.”
“There are many people who claim to be good cooks; just as there are many people who, after having repainted the garden gate take themselves to be painters.”
“If you have one wish, wish for everything to be exactly as it is. Then wait patiently for your wish to come true.”
“It adds up, but I deem it all necessary, even the camera gear. I enjoy photographing the otherworldly colors and shapes presented in the convoluted depths of slot canyons and the prehistoric artwork preserved in their alcoves.”

Source : Aron Ralston (2004). “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Basis of the Motion Picture 127 Hours”, p.3, Simon and Schuster
“Adolescence isn't a period; it's a coma.”
“Now I know you should listen to what your body is telling you.”
“With drooping bells of clearest blue Thou didst attract my childish view, Almost resembling The azure butterflies that flew Where on the heath thy blossoms grew So lightly trembling.”

Source : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, (p. 353), 1922.

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