"And now that I don't want to own anything any more and am free, now I suddenly own everything, now my inner riches are immeasurable."

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Source : Etty Hillesum, K. A. D. Smelik, Arnold Pomerans (2002). “Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943”, p.25, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Etty Hillesum

#Want Quotes #Riches Quotes

“Soul grows in communion. Word by word, story by story, for better or worse, we build our world. From true conversation - speaking and listening - communication deepens into compassion and creates community.”
“In terms of political contributions, the free speech rights of corporations I dont think deserve the same protections as the free speech rights of real living, breathing, voting humans.”
“As much good as it does, social media can also encourage stupidity and degradation.”

Source : "Pop Sovereign: A Conversation With Madonna". Interview With T. Cole Rachel, pitchfork.com. March 2, 2015.
“The night ... it is filled with ***** watchmen, trammeling the extremities and the interstices of the timeless city, portents fallen, constellated deities plummeting in ash and smoke, roaming the apocryphal cities, the cities of speculation and reconstituted disorder, of insemination and incipience, swept round with the dark.”
“See, I never gain an ounce, because, you know, my anxiety acts like aerobics.”
“Touching souls... The best feeling in the world.”
“I'm like John Wayne. I only play good guys. Describing his cameo role on a TV series.”
“Reality even when it is sad is better than illusions. Illusions are at the mercy of any winds that blow. Real happiness must come from within, from a fixed purpose and faith in one's fellow men.”

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