"The head is always the dupe of the heart."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

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"It was a clear, black morning, encrusted with stars."

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"The apartment below mine had the only balcony of the house. I saw a girl standing on it, completely submerged in the pool of autumn twilight. She wasn't doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together."

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"Hurry always empties a soul."

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"When your mind is still and undisturbed by stimulation, the true nature naturally shines out and you can directly see what you really are."

"Only in stillness does the imperceivable become discernible."

"Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle."

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