"The book, that stubbornly unelectric artifact of pure typography, possesses resources conducive to the flourishing of the soul. A thoughtful reading of the printed text orients one to a world of order, meaning, and the possibility of knowing truth."

-- Douglas Groothuis

#Book Quotes #Reading Quotes #Thoughtful Quotes

“Think about a piece of music - some great symphony - we don't expect it to get better as it develops, or that its whole purpose is to reach the final crescendo. The joy is found in listening to the music in each moment.”
“It's just that it's mind-boggling to me how many people I encounter every day who are struggling to subsist on a diet of bad advice about fake solutions to nonexistent problems.”

Source : "Kung Fu Grippe" personal blog, www.kungfugrippe.com. 2010.
“There is art in taking time to appreciate the clean wash of the mind's silence.”

Source : Dan Wakefield (2010). “Creating from the Spirit: A Path to Creative Power in Art and Life”, p.11, Beech River Books
“Poverty palls the most generous spirits; it cows industry, and casts resolution itself into despair.”
“I'm interested in loving, beautiful, sexy images... I also want the images to be a turn on, create an adrenaline high, a rush of desire so intense that the act of looking is sexual.”
“As far as working out, I know exactly what I'm doing.”
“Anger is very difficult for me to express. I have a tremendous amount of anger but I like to save it . . . for my loved ones.”
“The only master that exists, the only one that's true and believable is your own conscience. To find it you have to stand in silence-alone and in silence-you have to stand on the naked earth, naked yourself and with nothing around you, as if you were already dead. You don't hear anything at first; the only thing you feel is terror, but then you begin to hear a voice, away in the background, far off; it's a calm voice, and maybe its banality gets on your nerves to begin with.”

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