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“Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.”

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Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese-French monk, writer, and peace activist. Born on October 11, 1926, he is a prominent figure in the Zen Buddhist tradition, known for his simple yet profound teachings and advocacy for peace. more

“Real joy means immediate expansion. If we experience pure joy, immediately our heart expands. We feel that we are flying in the divine freedom-sky. The entire length and breadth of the world becomes ours, not for us to rule over, but as an expansion of our consciousness. We become reality and vastness.”

Ifs World Feels Heart Mean Real Reality Joy Consciousness Sky Divine Pure Flying Length Expansion Breadth Vastness Pure Joy Real Joy

Book:The Wings of Joy: Finding Your Path to Inner Peace

Source: The Wings of Joy: Finding Your Path to Inner Peace

“I think it's a sin to sit down and let your life go without making a try for it.”

Thinking Trying Sin Down And

Book:Atlas Shrugged

Source: Atlas Shrugged

“There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.”

People Might Wanted Asks Felt

Book:Catch-22: A Novel

Source: Catch-22: A Novel

“Getting angry over something that won't change is like seeing what happens if you hit your hand with a hammer over and over again, and being surprised each time when it hurts. So you might as well stop doing it.”

Ifs Wells Hands Might Happens Hurt Seeing Angry It Hurts Hammers

Book:Beauty and the Werewolf

Source: Beauty and the Werewolf

“We just keep on having to save each other", he says. "We ever gonna be even?" "I hope not," I say”

Author:Patrick Ness

“How did you ever get here, Maddie Brodatt?" "'Second to the right, and then straight on till morning,'" she answered promptly-it did feel like Neverland. "Crikey, am I so obviously Peter Pan?" Maddie laughed. "The Lost Boys give it away." Jamie studied his hands. "Mother keeps the windows open in all our bedrooms while we're gone, like Mrs. Darling, just in case we come flying home when she's not expecting us.”

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Book:Code Name Verity

Source: Code Name Verity

“When a shepherd goes to kill a wolf, and takes his dog to see the sport, he should take care to avoid mistakes. The dog has certain relationships to the wolf the shepherd may have forgotten.”

Should May Care Funny Certain Sports Mistake Dog Forgotten Take Care Shepherds

Author:Robert M. Pirsig

“Don't put one foot in your job and the other in your dream, Ed. Go ahead and quit, or resign yourself to this life. It's just too much of a temptation for fate to split you right up the middle before you've made up your mind which way to go.”

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Book:Player Piano

Source: Player Piano

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