"Several ripe persimmons Left on the branches; Gray clouds come and go."

-- Santoka Taneda

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“My ideal goal is to "mature" into childhood. That would be genuine maturity.”

Source : Bruno Schulz, Jerzy Ficowski (1990). “Letters and drawings of Bruno Schulz: with selected prose”, Fromm Intl
“He never wanted love, though. You cannot eat love, nor buy a horse with it, nor warm your halls on a cold night.”
“Your nightmares follow you like a shadow, forever.”
“Frankly, once I've eaten a thing, I don't expect to see it again.”

Source : "Sir Henry at Rawlinson End". Album by Vivian Stanshall, 1978.
“The world is more magical, less predictable, more autonomous, less controllable, more varied, less simple, more infinite, less knowable, more wonderfully troubling than we could have imagined being able to tolerate when we were young.”

Source : James Hollis (2005). “Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up”, p.72, Penguin
“Satan frequently steals the will of God from us due to reasoning. The Lord may direct us to do a certain thing, but if it does not make sense - if it is not logical - we may be tempted to disregard it. What God leads a person to do does not always make logical sense to his mind. His spirit may affirm it and His mind reject it, especially if it would be out of the ordinary or unpleasant or if it would require personal sacrifice or discomfort.”
“I have a personal trainer who comes over at least four times a week and kicks my butt. I get so sore that I can't even walk.”
“Text of Sermon when Edward III ascended the throne, 1 Feb. 1327. Walsingham Vox Populi, vox Dei. The voice of the people, the voice of God.”

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