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“Human categorizations are based on how we represent things mentally, not on what ultimate physical properties they have. Hence, even if there were real essences in the world, they could not be allowed in theory.”

Book:Conceptual Spaces: The Geometry of Thought

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“I dug wild mushrooms out of a jungle in Gabon, plucked 'Vanilla pompona' orchids from Madagascar treetops, tracked down Sichuan hot pot pepper in a seedy back alley in Shanghai. I've sniffed test tubes filled with scents that are not of this earth. But I have never quite been struck the way I have been struck by your apple.”

Around The World Exploration Scents Grace Lyndon Essences Excavation

Book:The Orchard

Source: The Orchard

“The first time I smelled the soft, powdery rocks of Somalian frankincense James brought back from traveling; the whiff of a broken dahlia stem or inhaled green osmanthus-flower tea was like stepping through the back of the wardrobe into Narnia. Likewise crocuses, charcoal and umeshu, the citrine-hued Japanese plum wine.”

Scents Essences

Book:A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts

Source: A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts

“That little guy, said Boris in the car on the way to Antwerp. You know the painter saw him-he wasn't painting that bird from his mind, you know? That's a real little guy, chained up on the wall, there. If I saw him mixed up with dozen other birds all the same kind, I could pick him out, no problem. And he's right. So could I. And if I could go back in time I'd clip the chain in a heartbeat and never care a minute that the picture was never painted.”

Art Painting Goldfinch

Book:The Goldfinch

Source: The Goldfinch

“Because I don't care what anyone says or how often or willingly they say it: no one will ever, ever be able to persuade me that life is some awesome, rewarding treat. Because, here's the truth: life is catastrophe. The basic fact of existence - of walking around trying to feed ourselves and find friends and whatever else we do - is catastrophe.”

Life Truth Fact Cycle Goldfinch

Book:The Goldfinch

Source: The Goldfinch

“Emperor, king, general, duke,” he whispered to himself. “These are just labels. Climb up the family tree of any of them high enough and you’ll find a commoner who dared to take a chance.”

Ambition Royalty Commoners Rags To Riches Upliftment

Book:The Grace of Kings

Source: The Grace of Kings

“When I became a bandit, I spent a lot of time being close to the lowliest of the low: criminals, the enslaved, deserters, men who had nothing to lose. Contrary to what I had expected, I found that they had a hardscrabble beauty and grace. They were not mean in their nature, but made mean by the meanness of their rulers. The poor were willing to endure much, but the emperor had taken everything from them. These men have simple dreams: a plot of land, a few possessions, a warm house, conversations with friends, and a happy wife and healthy children. They remember the smallest acts of kindness and think me a good man because of a few exaggerated stories. They've raised me on their shoulders and called me duke, and I have a duty to help them get a little closer to their dreams.”

Benevolence Good Leader Graciousness Commoners Good Leaders Impostor Syndrome

Book:The Grace of Kings

Source: The Grace of Kings

“And this fine young prince had fallen in love with a Nobody from Nowhere -- as princes sometimes do, though not as often as romantic tradition would have you believe.”

Falling In Love Commoners Princes

Author:Kate Saunders

“Let your mind rest as though held in grace, let your words carry its gentle echo, and let your life become its quiet expression—in stillness, grace finds its way through you.”

Life Inspirational Inspiration Motivational Motivation Grace Positive

Book:The Light in the Heart

Source: The Light in the Heart

“To understand reality, you must to some extent change the characteristics of this reality in your mind. Otherwise, the reality can be, in general, incomprehensible in the mind. For that reason, it can be said that the majority lives in illusion, partly, but without even knowing that there can be some kind of fusion of reality with illusion in the mind -- only some are aware of it.”

Mind Reality Illusion Commoners

Author:Elmar Hussein

“The common person is powerless.”

Common Civil Rights Powerless Person Government Corruption Government Abuse Commoners General Population Commoner Civil Rights Abuses

Author:Steven Magee

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