"He lies like a book. And he reads a lot of books."

-- Elfriede Jelinek

#Lying Quotes #Book Quotes

“I wish your increase in holiness, number, love, religion, and righteousness; and wait you, and cease to contend with these men that are gone from us, for there is nothing that shall convince them but judgment.”
“Sometimes the world seems like a big hole. You spend all your life shouting down it and all you hear are echoes of some idiot yelling nonsense down a hole.”
“An acid is like a woman: a good one will eat through your pants.”
“We live in a world where everybody's supposed to be cool and act tough and put up fronts, and everybody is so cynical.”
“I am not devaluing thoughts. Just do not mix up what we think with what actually is.”

Source : Taizan Maezumi (2002). “Appreciate Your Life: The Essence of Zen Practice”, p.29, Shambhala Publications
“You said that you wanted to put us upon a reservation, to build us houses and make us medicine lodges. I was born where there were no enclosures and everything drew a free breath. I want to die there and not within walls.”
“Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am.”
“I grew up on a farm where we had one radio station and it was all country.”

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