"But there were too many points at which the other self could invade the self he wanted to preserve, and there were too many forms of invasion: certain words, sounds, lights, actions his hands or feet performed, and if he did nothing at all, heard and saw nothing, the shouting of some triumphant inner voice that shocked him and cowed him."
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"The worst memories stick with us, while the nice ones always seem to slip through our fingers."
"BMW: The ultimate driving machine... ...just like our gas chambers were the ultimate killing machines."
"My body is my journal, and my tattoos are my story."
"The story of life is quicker than the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye."
"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge."
"The hardest thing about the road not taken is that you never know where it might have led."
"Poetry is a Ladder {C☰O☰U☰P☰L☰E☰T} {The poet's job is to create a ladder} {for the reader to enter his imagination}and☰once☰they've☰climbed☰up☰to☰the ☰top☰remove☰each☰rung☰by☰gradation"
"Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking."
"What's in it for me?' A selfish person doesn't become compassionate as the result of some words of wisdom or epiphany. The selfish need selfish reasons to act unselfish."
"Stop just cheering for others who are living their visions. Commit yourself to your own success and follow the steps required to achieve it."
"Like Alexander the Great and Caesar, I’m out to conquer the world. But first I have to stop at Walmart and pick up some supplies."
"The Yorubas have a saying, here, my translation in English--a poor fool is a bigger fool rich. In other words, money only allows and enables you to be more of who you are. My bigger translation? You don't jump essence, you jump environs!"
"My art is that of the 35mm kind; my poetry is of the lead and ink kind; my happiness is of the product of both; and my legacy is of the story of my soul, that my life left behind"
"If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else."
"Anya looked upon Nin admirably. Having him as a partner-in-crime—if only on this one occasion, which she hoped would only be the start of something more—was more revitalizing than the cheap thrills of a cookie-cutter shallow, superficial romance, where the top priority was how beautiful a person was on the outside."
"This Valentine’s Day rent a poem for your loved. They come in three sizes—small, medium, and romantic. Free refills available to Premium Members."
"Humans vs. Monkeys [10w] + [10w] Baby monkeys are much more clever than a human babies.Human babies leap ahead because of their capacity for language."
"Even chance meetings are the result of karma… Things in life are fated by our previous lives. That even in the smallest events there’s no such thing as coincidence."
"I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl."