“I wish the English still possessed a shred of the old sense of humour which Puritanism, and dyspepsia, and newspaper reading, and tea-drinking have nearly extinguished.” StillsReadingWishHumourDrinkingNewspapersTeaPossessedPuritanismTea Drinking Book:South Wind Source: South Wind
“The attempt to satisfy greed is like drinking salty water when thirsty. When lost in greed we look outward rather than inward for satisfaction, yet we never find enough to fill the emptiness we wish to escape. The real hunger we feel is for knowledge of our true nature.” FeelsLooksRealEnoughLostWishWaterNatureKnowledgeDrinkingGreedHungerSatisfactionEmptinessInwardTrue NatureThirstySalty Book:The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep Source: The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep
“I wish I had the luxury of time to read and write like grad students do. That sounds pretty awesome. When I was writing my first book one of my friends was going to grad school at the same time and I heard a lot of stories about drinking, too. I feel like everyone was having affairs.” FeelsWritingFirstsBookStoriesSchoolWishSoundHeardStudentsMy FriendsDrinkingAffairLuxuryGradGrad School Author:Jami Attenberg