"When we wake up from our confused state of mind, that is enlightenment."

-- Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

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“Though an inheritance of acres may be bequeathed, an inheritance of knowledge and wisdom cannot. The wealthy man may pay others for doing his work for him; but it is impossible to get his thinking done for him by another, or to purchase any kind of self-culture.”
“Think it a vile habit to alter works of good composers, to omit parts of them, or to insert new-fashioned ornaments. This is the greatest insult you can offer to Art.”
“I remember that winter because it had brought the heaviest snows I had ever seen. Snow had fallen steadily all night long and in the morning I woke in a room filled with light and silence, the whole world seemed to be held in a dream-like stillness. It was a magical day... and it was on that day I made the Snowman.”

Source : "Fictional character: Older James". "The Snowman", www.imdb.com. 1982.
“Mystery is a resource, like coal or gold, and its preservation is a fine thing.”

Source : Tim Cahill (1987). “Jaguars ripped my flesh: adventure is a risky business”, Bantam Dell Pub Group
“I like to write and draw everything with sharpies. I even got one with my own name on it!”
“All my life I have been trying to learn to read, to see and hear, and to write.”
“Once a person is determined to help themselves, there is nothing that can stop them.”
“Creativity doesn’t come from glancing quickly at your Twitter feed while in line at Starbucks. It comes from deep thought. It comes from voraciously reading books—long books that require focused attention. It comes from meaningful discourse with other intellectually curious people. It comes from listening and asking good questions.”

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