Category Archives: Quotes

James Joyce writes yes I said yes I will yes…

“…and O that awful deepdown torrent O and the sea the sea crimson sometimes like fire and the glorious sunsets and the figtrees in the Alameda gardens yes and all the queer little streets and pink and blue and yellow … Continue reading

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Hua-Ching Ni says to be gentle with love…

“When the time comes that you feel love for someone, be gentle.  Love has a delicate nature.  Never be rough with it or it will be completely destroyed.  Always distinguish the difference between love and desire.  Love gives pleasure; desire … Continue reading

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Anais Nin talks about love and understanding…

“One always loves the person who understands you.” – Anais Nin

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Thich Nhat Hanh says we have to understand the person we want to love…

“We really have to understand the person we want to love.  If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.  If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own needs and ignore the … Continue reading

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Krishnamurti says figure out love for yourself…

“Put away the book, the description, the tradition, the authority, and take the journey of self-discovery.  Love, and don’t be caught in opinions and ideas about what love is or should be.  When you love, everything will come right.  Love … Continue reading

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William Glasser said you can choose happiness…

Excerpts from The New York Times article: Dr. William Glasser, a psychiatrist who published more than two dozen books promoting his view that mental health is mostly a matter of personal choice, a precept that found a vast popular audience … Continue reading

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A Swedish proverb about love…

“Love me when I least deserve it, because that’s when I really need it.” – Swedish Proverb

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