"I did not know how to reach him, how to catch up with him... The land of tears is so mysterious."

Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French Novelist

Psychology, Emotion, Grief, Distance, Mystery

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"Instead of breaking or cherry-picking the rules, many just follow the inner rules, which have been instilled during their lifetime and have subtly permeated their thinking. They value rules, as it offers the ravishment of a securing, ceremonial rhythm in life and it prevents them from breaking free from their cocoon, all the more because freedom can be so scaring and exhausting. ['When forgetting the rules of the game']"

Erik Pevernagie, Belgian Author

Psychology, Rules, Fear, Freedom, Life

"Even if we have bad feelings about our past and it causes a sense of alienation, it belongs to our history. Its benchmarks are stored in the granary of our mind and crucial evaluations for the future cannot be made without consulting the archive of our memory. ['Not without the past']"

Erik Pevernagie, Belgian Author

Psychology, Past, Memory, Alienation, History

"It has been said of dreams that they are a 'controlled psychosis,' or, put another way, a psychosis is a dream breaking through during waking hours."

Philip K. Dick, American Writer

Psychology, Dream, Consciousness, Subconscious

"Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it comes to talking it away from them they will defend it like a lioness her young."

Sigmund Freud, Austrian Psychologist

Psychology, Illness, Talking, Will

"Words don't have the power to hurt you, unless that person meant more to you than you are willing to confess."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

Psychology, Words, Power, Hurt, Confession

"People just can't cope with happiness."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Psychology, Happiness, People, Struggle, Emotion

"At the end of the day, if pride is your greatest strength, turn it into vanity."

Lionel Suggs, American Writer

Psychology, Pride, Strength, Vanity, End

"You are not your mind. You don't have to believe the lies it tells you about yourself."

Scott Stabile, American Author

Psychology, Mind, Identity, Lies, Self-Awareness

"Because of self-doubt, the fear of failure, or laziness, most people usually bite off way less than they can chew."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Psychology, Truth, Fear, Failure, Doubt

"Sniffing glue is a homeless nonbeliever's prayer."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Psychology, Truth, Addiction, Prayer, Homelessness

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"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart."

Heart

"Night when words fade and things come alive when the destructive analysis of day is done and all that is truly important becomes whole and sound again. When man reassembles his fragmentary self and grows with the calm of a tree."

Philosophy

"Why are you drinking? demanded the little prince."So that I may forget," replied the tippler."Forget what?" inquired the little prince, who was already sorry for him."Forget that I am ashamed," the tippler confessed, hanging his head."Ashamed of what?" insisted the little prince, who wanted to help him."Ashamed of drinking!"

Relationship

"Love is not about staring at each other, but staring off in the same direction."

Relationship

"He is not admiring the colours of the earth and sky, the marks of the wind on the sea, the gilded clouds of twilight; they are the objects of his meditation."

Mindfulness

"Flowers are so inconsistent!"

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"Even if we have bad feelings about our past and it causes a sense of alienation, it belongs to our history. Its benchmarks are stored in the granary of our mind and crucial evaluations for the future cannot be made without consulting the archive of our memory. ['Not without the past']"

"It has been said of dreams that they are a 'controlled psychosis,' or, put another way, a psychosis is a dream breaking through during waking hours."

"Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it comes to talking it away from them they will defend it like a lioness her young."

"Words don't have the power to hurt you, unless that person meant more to you than you are willing to confess."

"People just can't cope with happiness."

"At the end of the day, if pride is your greatest strength, turn it into vanity."

"You are not your mind. You don't have to believe the lies it tells you about yourself."

"Because of self-doubt, the fear of failure, or laziness, most people usually bite off way less than they can chew."

"Sniffing glue is a homeless nonbeliever's prayer."

Explore more quotes by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart."

"Night when words fade and things come alive when the destructive analysis of day is done and all that is truly important becomes whole and sound again. When man reassembles his fragmentary self and grows with the calm of a tree."

"Love is not about staring at each other, but staring off in the same direction."

"Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are."

"The field of consciousness is tiny. It accepts only one problem at a time."

"It's hard luck always having to be a judge."

"It is such a secret place, the land of tears."

"He is not admiring the colours of the earth and sky, the marks of the wind on the sea, the gilded clouds of twilight; they are the objects of his meditation."

"Flowers are so inconsistent!"