"His calumny is not only the greatest benefit a rogue can confer on us, but the only service he will perform for nothing."

-- Johann Kaspar Lavater

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“Love is the only freedom from attachment. When you love everything, you are attached to nothing.”

Source : "The Book of Mirdad: The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark". Book by Mikhail Naimy, 2011.
“It's easy to have a relationship and show each other only the beautiful shiny things. Sharing good parts about you is elementary, so finding a partner in life can't be only about showcasing these agreeable characteristics, but also the less impressive ones. In a strange way, true intimacy lies in that dark side-in making peace with the fact that it lives inside you somewhere-so that you can share it with the person and they can be there to help you overcome it.”
“Practice at hunger makes the fast easier.”

Source : Julie Orringer (2010). “The Invisible Bridge”, p.73, Vintage
“...I see myself at crossroads in my life, mapless, lacking bits of knowledge - then, the Moon breaks through, lights up the path before me...”
“People don't see this side of me. They don't know I read, like, 800 million spiritual books. Lately I am just really getting into a lot of spirituality.”
“I was hugely relieved to discover there was a purpose for girls with loud voices.”
“Whenever one honestly defies a tradition, one becomes, in reality, the more responsible to it.”
“In Vietnam, our soldiers came back and they were reviled as baby killers, in shame and humiliation. It isn't happening now, but I will tell you, there has never been an American army as violent and murderous as our army has been in Iraq.”

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