“Love is a state of being, and in that state, the 'me', with its identifications, anxieties, and possessions is absent. Love cannot be, as long as the activities of the self, of the 'me', whether conscious or unconscious, continue to exist.” LongSelfStatesLove IsActivityAnxietyConsciousPossessionUnconsciousAbsentIdentification Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti
“Not according to this," Jazz said, taking the report. "No evidence of sexual activity or anything like it." "Well, there's that," Howie said, sounding relieved. Jazz wondered at that - was it really so much better to be unmolested, but still murdered in a horrible fashion? To die in pain and terror, stripped, left in a field, your fingers cut off? But as long as you weren't raped, well, that was alright, then? Did it really matter at that point?” WellsLongSaidStillsMatterPainDiesLeftCuttingFashionFieldsActivityEvidenceJazzFingersTerrorHorribleReportsAlrightRelieved Author:Barry Lyga
“I am certain that over the course of your own life, you have noticed that people's rooms reflect their personalities. In my room, for instance, I have gathered a collection of objects that are important to me, including a dusty accordion on which I can play a few sad songs, a large bundle of notes on the activities of the Baudelaire orphans, and a blurry photograph, taken a very long time ago, of a woman whose name is Beatrice. These are items that are very precious and dear to me.” PeopleLongI CanImportantPlayCertainSongCoursesNamesRoomsTakenObjectsPersonalityActivityLong TimeNotesIncludingPhotographDearInstanceCollectionsItemsLong Time AgoOrphanBundlesAccordionsBlurrySad SongBaudelaire Author:Daniel Handler
“Idleness makes hours pass slowly and years swiftly. Activity makes the hours short and the years long.” YearsLongTimeHoursActivityIdleness Book:This Business of Living Source: This Business of Living
“There is one and only one responsibility of business: to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game.” LongUseGamesBusinessResponsibilityActivityCapitalismResourcesIncreaseProfitSocial ResponsibilityRules Of The GameCorporate Social ResponsibilityCorporate ResponsibilityShareholder Value Book:Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition Source: Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition