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We need metaphors of magic and monsters in order to understand the human condition.


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It is wrong to ask for more than you give freely. In this way, we come to resemble what we hate.

It is wrong to ask for more than you give freely. In this way, we come to resemble what we hate.



I respect my limitations, but I don't use them as an excuse.

I respect my limitations, but I don't use them as an excuse.



Despair and bitterness are not the only songs in the world

Despair and bitterness are not the only songs in the world



This you have to understand. There's only one way to hurt a man who's lost everything. Give him back something broken.

This you have to understand. There's only one way to hurt a man who's lost everything. Give him back something broken.



I may not yet be as old as dirt, but dirt and I are starting to have an awful lot in common.

I may not yet be as old as dirt, but dirt and I are starting to have an awful lot in common.



Whatever the explanation, it's perfectly obvious that our educational system has nothing to do with education: it's a babysitting service designed to replicate the worst qualities of the parents.

Whatever the explanation, it's perfectly obvious that our educational system has nothing to do with education: it's a babysitting service designed to replicate the worst qualities of the parents.



It is the responsibility of the living to make meaningful the sacrifices of the dead.

It is the responsibility of the living to make meaningful the sacrifices of the dead.



In accepting the Gift you Honor the Giver

In accepting the Gift you Honor the Giver



"And you require no answers", Foamfollower was laughing in his gladness, "You are sufficient to every question".

"And you require no answers", Foamfollower was laughing in his gladness, "You are sufficient to every question".



Any belief that puts itself beyond doubt nurtures its own collapse.

Any belief that puts itself beyond doubt nurtures its own collapse.





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A soul subject is something that resonates with you deeper than the intellect can reach...a multi-sensory perception...a recognition of a new freedom that is calling you.

A soul subject is something that resonates with you deeper than the intellect can reach...a multi-sensory perception...a recognition of a new freedom that is calling you.



Time-awareness does indeed watermark my books and my life.

Time-awareness does indeed watermark my books and my life.



If you boss you think you can your instructor around, you won't learn.

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You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself.

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Armies gather in the East for the war that's soon to come. Death will march with the mark of the beast, so seek the light and walk with the Son.

Armies gather in the East for the war that's soon to come. Death will march with the mark of the beast, so seek the light and walk with the Son.



I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners.

I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners.



I listen to my spirit guide.

I listen to my spirit guide.




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