“At one time I thought that if I could really understand renunciation and bodhichitta from the depths of my heart, then, for this lifetime that would be enough.” IfsHeartEnoughWould BeMy HeartLifetimeDepthIf I CouldOne TimeRenunciation Author:Tenzin Palmo
“I was oppressed with a sense of vague discontent and dissatisfaction with my own life, which was passing so quickly and uninterestingly, and I kept thinking it would be a good thing if I could tear my heart out of my breast, that heart which had grown so weary of life.” IfsThinkingHeartWould BeMy OwnTearsMy HeartGood ThingsPassingPassingsIf I CouldBreastsOppressedWearyVagueDiscontentMy Own LifeDissatisfaction Book:Forty Stories Source: Forty Stories
“Alcohol ruined me financially and morally, broke my heart and the hearts of too many others. Even though it did this to me and it almost killed me and I haven't touched a drop of it in seventeen years, sometimes I wonder if I could get away with drinking some now. I totally subscribe to the notion that alcoholism is a mental illness because thinking like that is clearly insane.” IfsThinkingYearsHeartSometimesMoneyWonderHavensMy HeartDrinkingNotionAddictionIllnessAlcoholMental IllnessInsaneBrokeIf I CouldTouchedGet AwayRuinedAlcoholismDrug AddictionSeventeenBroke My HeartAlcohol AddictionAlcohol And LifeSometimes I WonderOvercoming AddictionAlcoholism Funny Author:Craig Ferguson
“Sure, nothing succeeds like success. Fact is, dearest, we are fools. We cling to an ideal no one wants or cares about. I am the greater fool of the two of us. I go on eating out my heart and poisoning every moment of my life in the attempt to rouse people's sensibilities. At least if I could do it with closed eyes. The irony is I see the futility of my efforts and yet I can't let go.” PeopleIfsWantHeartI CanTwoMomentsFactsEyeCareEffortGreaterFoolGoes OnMy HeartSucceedLetting GoEatingIdealsIronyIf I CouldSensibilityFutilityPoisoningTwo Of UsClosed EyesCan't Let GoEating Out Author:Emma Goldman
“No," I say, looking up at Griggs. "It's actually because my heart belongs to someone else." And if I could bottle the look on his face, I'd keep it by my bedside for the rest of my life.” IfsLooksHeartFacesMy HeartIf I CouldBottlesJellicoe RoadTaylor Markham Book:On The Jellicoe Road Source: On The Jellicoe Road