"No one knows exactly where thought comes from, but it can be said that thought comes from the same place as whatever it is that beats our heart... it comes from being alive."

Thought, Heart, Being

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"No one knows exactly where thought comes from, but it can be said that thought comes from the same place as whatever it is that beats our heart... it comes from being alive."

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Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

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"A perfectly healthy sentence, it is true, is extremely rare. For the most part we miss the hue and fragrance of the thought; as if we could be satisfied with the dews of the morning or evening without their colors, or the heavens without their azure."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

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"Once the last trace of emotion has been eradicated, nothing remains of thought but absolute tautology."

Theodor Adorno, German Philosopher

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"Yeah, but what if you went back and killed your own grandfather?"He stared at me, baffled. "Why the fuck would you do that?"

Stephen King, American Author

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"Knowledge is life."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"I have often thought that if a rational Fascist dictatorship were to exist, then it would choose the American system."

Noam Chomsky, American Activist

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"Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish."

Hermann Hesse, German Novelist

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"When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman."

Jean de la Bruyere, French Philosopher

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"I'm often asked what I think about as I run. Usually the people who ask this have never run long distances themselves. I always ponder the question. What exactly do I think about when I'm running? I don't have a clue."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

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"Words without thoughts never to heaven go."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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