"Every human being should keep alive within them the sacred flame of madness, but should behave as a normal person."
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"He had not a cent in his pocket, but he had faith. He had decided, the night before, that he would be as much an adventurer as the ones he had admired in books."
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"Everything we see… is just the visible part of reality."
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"Life is one long training session in preparation for what will come. Life and death lose their meaning; there are only challenges to be met with joy and overcome with tranquility."
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"I'm going away," he said. "And I want you to know that I'm coming back. I love you because...." "Don't say anything," Fatima interrupted. "One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving."
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"There is only one difference between teacher and disciple: the former is slightly less afraid than the latter.” ~Deidre O’Neill, known as Edde (p. 213)"
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"The mirror reflects perfectly; it makes no mistakes because it doesn't think. To think is to make mistakes."
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"Sorrows do not last forever when we are journeying towards the thing we have always wanted."
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"Walk neither faster nor slower than your own soul. Because it is your soul that will teach you the usefulness of each step you take."
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"Fortunate are those who take the first step. Someday people will realize that men and women are capable of speaking the language of the angels - that all of us are possessed of the gifts of the Holy Spirit and that we can perform miracles, cure, prophesy, and understand."
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"Sometimes life is very mean: a person can spend days, weeks, months and years without feeling new. Then, when a door opens - a positive avalanche pours in. One moment, you have nothing, the next, you have more than you can cope with."
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"Everything in life has its price."
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"Absolute freedom does not exist; what does exist is the freedom to choose anything you like and then commit yourself to that decision."
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"Love is an act of faith, not an exchange. Contradictions are what make love grow. Conflicts are what allow love to remain by our side."
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"We pretend to be strong because we are weak."
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"Faith is difficult to conquer and requires daily battles if it is to be maintained."
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"Finding something important in life does not mean that you must give up everything else."
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"We need to clear our minds of bad thoughts."
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"A Warrior knows that everything a person does has enduring consequences."
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"People destroy what they love."
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