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"A plain is what a mountain aims to be: the closest you can come to being in outer space while yet having your feet on this planet."
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"It is quite futile to argue that man is small compared to the cosmos, for man was always small compared to the nearest tree."
"It is good to focus, but never forget to look around. If you focus on the wrong target, you may miss seeing all of the beauty around you."
"Life is full of beauty, when we focus on the bliss of being."
"But then every man is ludicrous if you look at him from outside, without taking into account what's going on in his heart and mind."
"The very same thing, don't you see, may be looked at tragically, and turned into a misery, or it may be looked at simply and even humorously. Possibly you are inclined to look at things too tragically."
"Through her eyes the day was new and anything was possible."
"Let us see our life through the lens of our love,we will find that life is amazing and magical."
"To a fireman, wind is a curse. To a sailor, wind is a blessing."
"Polish the Gold. Be an optimist; look for the best in others, the best in situations, and focus on what is working rather than what is not. It's golden!"
"This thing that troubles you is only one small part of your life. Don't allow it to be all-consuming when there's so much more to embrace."
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"So tell me, since it makes no factual difference to you and you can't prove the question either way, which story do you prefer? Which is the better story, the story with animals or the story without animals?"
"I challenge anyone to understand Islam, its spirit, and not to love it. It is a beautiful religion of brotherhood and devotion."
"The obsession with putting ourselves at the centre of everything is the bane not only of theologians but also of zoologists."
"The main battlefield for good is not the open ground of the public arena but the small clearing of each heart. Meanwhile, the lot of widows and homeless children is very hard, and it is to their defense, not God's, that the self-righteous should rush."
"Henry had written a novel because there was a hole in him that needed filling, a question that needed answering, a patch of canvas that needed painting-that blend of anxiety, curiosity and joy that is at the origin of art-and he had filled the hole, answered the question, splashed colour on the canvas, all done for himself, because he had to. Then complete strangers told him that his book had filled a hole in them, had answered a question, had brought colour to their lives. The comfort of strangers, be it a smile, a pat on the shoulder or a word of praise, is truly a comfort."
"You might think I lost all hope at that point. I did. And as a result I perked up and felt much better."
"Trees were not hard, irritable things, but discreetly orgasmic beings moaning at a level too deep for our brutish ears. And flowers were quick explosive orgasms, like making love in the shower."
"I knew very little about the religion. [Christianity] It had a reputation for few gods and great violence. But good schools."
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