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"Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better."

"And of course she understood now why her body wanted to run whenever he appeared. It was a correct instinct, for there was nothing to be got from this but sadness."

"Empathy, evidently, existed only within the human community, whereas intelligence to some degree could be found throughout every phylum and order including the arachnida. For one thing, the empathic faculty probably required an unimpaired group instinct; a solitary organism, such as a spider, would have no use for it; in fact it would tend to abort a spider's ability to survive. It would make him conscious of the desire to live on the part of his prey. Hence all predators, even highly developed mammals such as cats, would starve."

"He felt a spasm of excitement because he knew instinctively who it was, or at least knew who it was he wanted it to be, and once you know what it is you want to be true, instinct is a very useful device for enabling you to know that it is."
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"All defensiveness stems from the need to be right and frustration over not being able to control others."

"Mindfulness is that space where you are in touch with life-experience and you are brightly aware."

"There is no greater path than the act of listening, because the observer who listens can begin to see themselves as a part of one expression of purpose and beingness."

"Life wants you to touch, taste and see the grandeur of the world's unfathomable variety."

"There is a huge difference between learning about truth and experiencing truth. Touch the source."

"If you set a clear standard for yourself, for how you wish to be treated - people take note."

"Being told you are wrong or insulted, gives you an opportunity to practice decency and having a non-response internally."

"The natural and untainted male mind respects and loves the woman and her magnificent scope of capability and creative gifts."
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