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“Human minds yield helplessly to the suction of story. No matter how hard we concentrate, no matter how deep we dig in our heels, we just can't resist the gravity of alternate worlds.”

World Mind Humans Matter Hard Stories Yield Human Mind Gravity Heels

Book:The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

Source: The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

“It is the acquisition of skills in particular, irrespective of their utility, that is potent in making life meaningful. Since man has no inborn skills, the survival of the species has depended on the ability to acquire and perfect skills. Hence the mastery of skills is a uniquely human activity and yields deep satisfaction.”

Source: Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer

“Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been know to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.”

Knows Men Humans Has Beens Evil Influence Love You Human Nature Despair Yield Brutes Evil Man Good Against Evil Lesser Evil Human Capacity Nature Of Evil

Book:Collected Works

Source: Collected Works