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The forty days of the soul begin on the morning after death.


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In my earliest memory, my grandfather is bald as a stone and he takes me to see the tigers.

In my earliest memory, my grandfather is bald as a stone and he takes me to see the tigers.



In the end, all you want is someone to long for you when it comes time to put you in the ground.

In the end, all you want is someone to long for you when it comes time to put you in the ground.



No matter how grave the secret, how imperative absolute silence, someone would always feel the urge to confess, and an unleashed secret is a terrible force.

No matter how grave the secret, how imperative absolute silence, someone would always feel the urge to confess, and an unleashed secret is a terrible force.



Believe me, Doctor, if your life ends in suddenness you will be glad it did, and if it does not you will wish it had. You will want suddenness, Doctor.

Believe me, Doctor, if your life ends in suddenness you will be glad it did, and if it does not you will wish it had. You will want suddenness, Doctor.



...fear and pain are immediate, and that, when they're gone, we're left with the concept, but not the true memory--why else...would anyone give birth more than once?

...fear and pain are immediate, and that, when they're gone, we're left with the concept, but not the true memory--why else...would anyone give birth more than once?



It's a sad thing to see, because as far as I know, this man Gavo had done nothing to deserve being shot in the back of the head at his own funeral. Twice.

It's a sad thing to see, because as far as I know, this man Gavo had done nothing to deserve being shot in the back of the head at his own funeral. Twice.





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There is no such thing as helplessness. It's just another word for giving up.

There is no such thing as helplessness. It's just another word for giving up.



If your beliefs are not useful to you, or they are not bringing you peace and abundance, update them!

If your beliefs are not useful to you, or they are not bringing you peace and abundance, update them!



You are surrounded by endless possibilities with your potential being the sum total of your beliefs.

You are surrounded by endless possibilities with your potential being the sum total of your beliefs.



Men like nails lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend.

Men like nails lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend.



Beauty, unlike the rest of the gifts handed out at birth, does not require dedication, patience and hard work to pay off. But it's also the only gift that does not keep on giving.

Beauty, unlike the rest of the gifts handed out at birth, does not require dedication, patience and hard work to pay off. But it's also the only gift that does not keep on giving.



We worship so that we live in response to and from this centre, the living God.

We worship so that we live in response to and from this centre, the living God.



I'm not going to pretend that bad things don't happen. I just hope my daughter has enough understanding that when they do, just give me a call.

I'm not going to pretend that bad things don't happen. I just hope my daughter has enough understanding that when they do, just give me a call.



The greatest evils of society are goods that have refused to go on, but have sat down on the highway, saying to the world, "We stop here; do you stop also.

The greatest evils of society are goods that have refused to go on, but have sat down on the highway, saying to the world, "We stop here; do you stop also.



We may have doubts, but we control the present. We always have the choice to move forward with hope and confidence.

We may have doubts, but we control the present. We always have the choice to move forward with hope and confidence.



Insane sects grow with the same rhythm as big organizations. It is the rhythm of total destruction.

Insane sects grow with the same rhythm as big organizations. It is the rhythm of total destruction.




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