“This man was a high-powered operator, but also prone to overwork. He earned a high salary, but he couldn’t use it now that he was dead. He wore Armani suits and drove a Jaguar, but finally he was just another ant, working and working until he died without meaning. The very fact that he existed in this world would eventually be forgotten. “Such a shame, he was so young,” people might say. Or they might not.”
Source: 1Q84
“I was in doubt, and then everything took a hue of unreality, and I did not know what to trust, even the evidence of my own senses. Not knowing what to trust, I did not know what to do; and so had only to keep on working in what had hitherto been the groove of my life. The groove ceased to avail me, and I mistrusted myself... You don't know what it is to doubt everything, even yourself... It was the doubt as to the reality of the whole thing that knocked me over. I felt impotent, and in the dark, and distrustful. But now that I know, I am not afraid...”
Source: Dracula
“When faced with complexity, the answer is simplicity.”
Source: Simplicity Secret: How to Reduce Overwhelm and Stress, Make More Money, Improve Your Health and Fitness, and Be Happier
“I've fallen deep into a dark unkind hole. But I will not die. I will not die.”
“Storms pass and clouds give way to the sun, so do depressions' shadows, revealing the resilient spirit within.”
Source: KISS Life "Life is what you make it"
“Behind the closed door.
To herself she talks and cry.
With each little sob and sigh,
Fire in her heart will burn no more.”
Source: Whispers from Within
“When you’re stressed, simplify the rest.”
Source: Simplicity Secret: How to Reduce Overwhelm and Stress, Make More Money, Improve Your Health and Fitness, and Be Happier
“In those moments it's hard to remember that an angry voice is an invisible thing incapable of drawing blood.”
Source: The Summer of Skinny Dipping
“spring is the season of life, starting fresh, whatever.”
Source: poetic insomnia
“Psychological health encompasses more than just the absence of illness. It involves resilience, self-awareness, and a willingness to seek help when needed.”