"The writing is a joy, so seamless you nearly miss the sheer artistry of the style and the terrific, wry humour."

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Ken Bruen

#Writing Quotes #Joy Quotes #Missing Quotes

“A good businessman must have nose for business the same way a journalist has nose for news.”
“All her life she had made her own mistakes and her own successes, both usually by trying what others said she could not do.”

Source : Vonda N. McIntyre (1981). “Fireflood: and other stories”, Pocket
“The biggest problem we have as human beings is that we confuse our beliefs with reality.”
“If you don't encounter setbacks in your career, if you don't have doubts and disappointments , let me tell you, you're not dreaming big enough.”
“I think the entire message of the psychedelic experience, which is basically the sine qua non of the rebirth of alchemical understanding, the very basis of that understanding is that nature seeks to communicate.”
“Anybody can claim to be a member of the ALF when rescuing animals, destroying "tools of torture" (such as research equipment) or financially depleting a corporation that abuses animals.”
“There are those who suffer and grow strong; there are those who suffer and grow weak. This mystery of pain is still for me the saddest of earth's disabilities.”
“Real meditation is not about mastering a technique; itâ€™s about letting go of control. This is meditation. Anything else is actually a form of concentration. Meditation and concentration are two different things. Concentration is a discipline; concentration is a way in which we are actually directing or guiding or controlling our experience. Meditation is letting go of control, letting go of guiding our experience in any way whatsoever. The foundation of True Meditation is that we are letting go of control.”

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