"One of the problems we have is that we cannot just be content to admire and enjoy, we have to possess and feel we own what we see. That can become for many of us an addiction which adds a complication to our life and takes away our peace of mind. Craving things becomes after a while a serious distraction and an obsession."

-- Joseph Girzone

#Addiction Quotes #Mind Quotes #Serious Quotes

“When a man resolves to avenge himself, he should first of all tear out the heart from his breast.”
“I've thrown away lots of my old diaries - you never know who might get their hands on them. But I have kept a few notes on the good old days.”
“I also don't have organized religion on Pern. I figured - since there were four holy wars going on at the time of writing - that religion was one problem Pern didn't need.”
“A truly happy person is someone who is joyfully independent of outer conditions.”
“I want to thank my parents for somehow raising me to have confidence that is disproportionate with my looks and abilities.”
“The only boring people I know are bored people.”
“I've never felt influenced by Ernest Hemingway though I suppose there is something inevitable there.”
“I really wanted to talk to her. I just couldn't find an algorithm that fit.”

Source : Peter Watts (2014). “Firefall”, p.213, Head of Zeus

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