"Fighting clutter is like fighting weeds-the writer is always slightly behind,"

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William Zinsser

#Weed Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Clutter Quotes

“Love is short, forgetting is long, and understanding longer still.”
“Even without his robes an arahant is recognized simply by the effect his metta has in a crowd.”

Source : Tim Ward (2013). “What the Buddha Never Taught: A 'Behind the Robes" Account of Life in a Thai Forest Monastery”, p.207, Changemakers Books
“When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.”
“As all nocturnal creatures, I have a tendency to wander about during the night, embracing and relishing in its mysteriousness, unexplained sounds, and thick aura of darkness. As a pianist I was drawn to compositions with the titles of Nocturne and Notturno - from Maria Szymanowska's Nocturne in B-flat to John Field and Frederic Chopin's Nocturnes. The night offers a myriad array of emotions from solace to absolute horror. I tried to infuse some of these terrifying thoughts, as well as solace that only night can bring into Night Soundings.”

Source : Source: www.barbaraharbach.com
“If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.”
“When it comes to two of the big social earthquakes in the last fifty years - which are the gay movement and the women's movement - I think there is a direct line from Kinsey to those.”
“The charm of horror only tempts the strong”
“It feels good when your hometown supports you, and Macon's always done that with us. Every time we come here, it's an event - which is nice.”

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