"Dying is so simple. A fleeting moment of suffering. In the blink of an eye you are over the threshold, into another world. No more pain, no more fears. You sleep so well there. Dying is like rubbing snow together, setting fire to a whole winter of cold and ice."

-- Shan Sa

#Pain Quotes #Sleep Quotes #Eye Quotes

“And I dream that something's coming And it's not just in the wind It's more than just tomorrow It's more than where we've been It offers me a promise It's telling me, begin!”
“What you fear your whole life comes to pass. You end up living toward it, you spend your life running from it but your foot is nailed to the sidewalk. You circle around it until you wear yourself own.”

Source : Nick Flynn (2016). “Another Bullshit Night in Suck City”, p.168, Faber & Faber
“The ground of fearlessness is fear. In order to be fearless, you have to stand in the middle of your fear.”

Source : Larry Rosenberg (2004). “Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation”, p.72, Shambhala Publications
“Our closeness to the Lord will, in great measure, determine the peace and comfort and renewed strength that we feel as we invite the Spirit into our lives.”
“If you stop to be kind, you must swerve often from your path.”

Source : Mary Webb (1928). “Precious Bane”
“Your traditions change from when you a child to when you become an adult.”
“Because after a time having a secret and nobody knowing you have a secret us no fun. And although you dont want others to know what the secret is, you want them to at least know you have one.”
“And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all.”

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