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“Nothing out of place. Normal to the point of abnormal.”

Book:The Widow

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“He was aware that the way things really were was far different than most people believed. The world a wilder, more feral, more abnormal environment than ordinary civilians were able to accept. Ordinary civilians lived in a state of innocence, veiling their eyes against the truth. The world unveiled would scare them, destroy their moral certainties, lead to losses of nerve or retreats into religion or drink.”

World Life Ignorance Wildness Abnormality Feralness

Book:Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights

Source: Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights

“The only tragedy is not being able to conceive of ourselves as tragic. I've always clearly seen that I coexist with the world. I've never clearly felt that I needed to coexist with it. That's why I've never been normal.”

World Life Tragedy Normality Coexistence Abnormality

Book:The Book of Disquiet

Source: The Book of Disquiet

“Walking down a street I see, in those who pass by me, not the facial expressions that they really have but the expressions that they would have if they knew what I'm like and the kind of life I lead, if my face and my gestures betrayed the shy and ridiculous abnormality of my soul. In eyes that don't even look at me I suspect there are smirks (which I consider only natural) directed at the awkward exception I embody in a world of people who know how to act and to enjoy life; and the passing physiognomies, informed by an awareness that I myself have interposed and superimposed, seem to snicker out loud at my life's timid gesticulations.”

Life Self Others Normality Perceptions Abnormality

Book:The Book of Disquiet

Source: The Book of Disquiet

“Meditation is to understand that one breath, which connects all beings.”

Meditation Oneness Breathing Breathing Space Breathing In Awareness Breathe In Last Breath Breath By Breath Every Being One Breath

Book:Beautify your Breath - Beautify your Life

Source: Beautify your Breath - Beautify your Life

“Meditation is making every breath; a kind breath, a compassionate breath and a loving breath.”

Meditation Breathing Present Moment Breath Power Of Now Present Moment Living Breath By Breath

Book:Beautify your Breath - Beautify your Life

Source: Beautify your Breath - Beautify your Life

“When your ecstasy depends on your dark side, dirty sex becomes the only way you know how to fulfill your desires.”

Sensuality Sensual Ecstasy Dark Feminine Dark Femininity

Author:Lebo Grand

“I want to constantly see my woman in the glimmer of her sensuality rather than in the sarcastic shadows of her dark feminine energy.”

Sensuality Sensual Feminine Energy Glimmer Dark Feminine Dark Femininity

Author:Lebo Grand

“To all the fish, big or small. May a wave carry you to the top of a tree some day. And from that summit, may you contemplate the immensity of the ocean.”

Ocean Wave Immense Summit Fish Waves Immensity Fish Quotes Summits

Book:L'obsolescence programmée de nos sentiments

Source: L'obsolescence programmée de nos sentiments

“Each of us has immense potential to achieve what we desire, unless you enliven and enlighten your life with inspiration, bring your dreams into reality through the power of desire you will never shine as bright as your potential.”

Life Reality Desire Power Dreams Achieve Potential Immense Shine Enlive Inspairation

Book:The Solution

Source: The Solution

“Snow cleaning of the world's largest telescope mirrors was an impressive sight. The optics technicians would climb into a huge telescopic boom lift and spray immense clouds of cold carbon dioxide snow and gas onto the ten meter diameter mirrors high above the floor indoors. It would cause some of the accumulated dirt to magically fall off, leaving it less dirty.”

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