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He was an outsider who lived by his ability to manipulate the inside.


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The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.

The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.



The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.



To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.



We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.

We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.



I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.



Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.

Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.



We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.

We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.



The fear is for what is still to be lost.

The fear is for what is still to be lost.



Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.



Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.

Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.





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But water doesn't care for human sorrows. It flows without slowing or quickening its pace in the darkness of the earth, where only stones will hear.

But water doesn't care for human sorrows. It flows without slowing or quickening its pace in the darkness of the earth, where only stones will hear.



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The first thing a man must do if he desires to be used in the Lord's work, is to make an unconditional surrender of himself to God.



When an architect is asked what his best building is, he usually answers, "The next one."

When an architect is asked what his best building is, he usually answers, "The next one."



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The physical is only a small aspect of existence. In this cosmos, not even 1% is physical - the rest is non-physical.



The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being.

The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being.



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Fear is where the information is.



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