"If our body is a perfect expression of our thought about body, and if our thought about body is that it’s condition has everything to do with inner image and nothing to do with time, then we don’t have to be impatient for being too young or frightened of being too old."

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Source: Richard Bach (2013). “A sirály”, p.76, Édesvíz Kiadó

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Richard Bach is an American author known for his philosophical works, particularly 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull,' which explores themes of freedom and self-discovery.

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