"The real drawback to the simple life is that it is not simple. If you are living it, you positively can do nothing else. There is not time."

Katharine Fullerton Gerould, American Writer

Life, Time, Living, Nothing

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"The real drawback to the simple life is that it is not simple. If you are living it, you positively can do nothing else. There is not time."

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"The condition you're in at this moment is the product of your previous thoughts, to change your condition, change your thoughts."

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"And there wasn't anything he wanted to do that he couldn't make time for. What did he have to mope about, really? What more did he want? Love, he could hear Eve saying. Purpose. Love. Purpose. Those are the things that you can't plan for. Those are the things that just happen. And what if they don't happen? Do you spend your whole life pining for them? Waiting to be happy?"

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Don DeLillo, American Novelist

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"To say something great, you must first stop trying to say something great! Sometimes struggling is an obstacle to reach the target! Flow like a river, calmly, naturally, enjoying the present moment, without thinking of the ocean and finally you will be there!"

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