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"You live by yourself for a stretch of time and you get to staring at different objects. Sometimes you talk to yourself. You take meals in crowded joints. You develop an intimate relationship with your used Subaru. You slowly but surely become a has-been."
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"Stop focusing so much on what is on the outside and start getting to know yourself better on the inside. Your true purpose in life lies in your inner positive voices."
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"Don't behave like your heart and mind are strangers to you; they are yours, don't depend on others to understand them, you got to understand them."
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"Never forget to be someone even when you get lost in the wildness of a crowd."
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"A true swarthi (interested in the Self) will become the absolute Self! This is considered paraartha (for the non-Self). A swarthi will attain the 'Self'."
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"Are you what others say and think you are? Or are you who you are regardless of what others say and think?"
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"Always be true to yourself, you matter the most."
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"Once I thought it delightful and astonishing to find a present so big that it only went halfway into the stocking. Now I am delighted and astonished every morning to find a present so big that it takes two stockings to hold it, and then leaves a great deal outside; it is the large and preposterous present of myself."
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"Who are you? What are you? Why are you?"
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"Empowerment comes from self-realization and recognition of our internal gifts, which we already have."
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"You are worth the investment so spend the time, money and resources on you. You matter. When you're strong, healthy and happy, those you love most will also benefit."
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"It just happens to be the way that I'm made. I have to write things down to feel I fully comprehend them."
Writing

"It was as if my whole life revolved around trying to judge the appropriate point in a conversation to say goodbye."
Social

"I'm not afraid to die. What I'm afraid of is having reality get the better of me, of having reality leave me behind."
Fear

"There are three ways you can get along with a girl: one, shut up and listen to what she has to say; two, tell her you like what she's wearing; and three, treat her to really good food...If you do all that and still don't get the results you want, better give up."
Relationship

"He decided not to ask for details. Better to avoid exposing his ignorance even further."
Technology

"There are symbolic dreams-dreams that symbolize some reality. Then there are symbolic realities-realities that symbolize a dream."
Philosophy

"Me, I've seen 45 years, and I've only figured out one thing. That's this: if a person would just make the effort, there's something to be learned from everything. From even the most ordinary, commonplace things, there's always something you can learn. I read somewhere that they said there's even different philosophies in razors. Fact is, if it weren't for that, nobody'd survive."
Wisdom

"Most everything you think you know about me is nothing more than memories."
Identity

"A rubber plant is just about the ideal family."
Family

"All's well that ends well.''Assuming there's an end somewhere,' Aomame said.Tamaru formed some short creases near his mouth that were faintly reminiscent of a smile. 'There has to be an end somewhere. It's just that nothing's labeled "This is the end." Is the top rung of a ladder labeled "This is the last rung. Please don't step higher than this'?"Aomame shook her head.'It's the same thing,' Tamaru said.Aomame said, 'If you use common sense and keep your eyes open, it becomes clear enough where the end is.'Tamaru nodded. 'And even if it doesn't' -- he made a falling gesture with his finger -- 'the end is right there."
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