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Sheila Heti

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Sheila Heti is a Canadian writer born on December 25, 1976. Her works are known for their unique narrative style and profound self-reflection.

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“Maybe Mira has no heart. Maybe a heart comes and goes. Maybe her heart is protecting her against pain. Perhaps it will start working later on. Perhaps her heart got tired long ago, and collapsed and was left by the side of the road. Maybe one day it will start to feel again. Maybe it has run out of feelings. Anything can run out of anything. A thought can run out of words.”

Book:Pure Colour

Source: Pure Colour

“The last thing that's needed is to judge your own heart, but then that's the first thing you go and do. A heart rushes to judge itself. A heart should have better things to do. A heart doesn't.”

Book:Pure Colour

Source: Pure Colour

“And a glimpse into one heart is a glimpse into many.”

Book:Pure Colour

Source: Pure Colour

“And what opens one heart opens many.”

Book:Pure Colour

Source: Pure Colour

“Life is not a harvest. Just because you have an apple doesn’t mean you have an orchard. You have an apple. Put a fence around it. Once you have put a fence around everything you value, then you have the total circle of your heart.”

Heart Harvest Fences

Book:How Should a Person Be?

Source: How Should a Person Be?

“There are times when things are clear in your head and your heart and everything comes all aligned and it's easy and it just feels good to do something. But most of the time it's not like that. Most of the time there's conflict between your head and your heart.”

Feels Heart Easy Clear Conflict Feel Good

Author:Sheila Heti

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Born: December 25, 1976
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 61

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