#philosophy

"Who Am I "I don't know who I am whenI'm not the person who loves you."

"It was only after two years' work that it occurred to me that I was a writer. I had no particular expectation that the novel would ever be published, because it was sort of a mess. It was only when I found myself writing things I didn't realise I knew that I said, 'I'm a writer now.' The novel had become an incentive to deeper thinking. That's really what writing is—an intense form of thought."

"I have always thought that all philosophical debates are ultimately between the partisans of structure and the partisans of "goo."

"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies."

"Happiness can only bloom in the garden of peace."

"Control [10w] Don't lose control by imagining you can control your lover."

"Taste [10w] + [10w] "If you have sophisticated taste, you like what I like.If you're a Neanderthal, you will love what I hate."

"If I dream under a moonlit night, should it vanish with the brightness of the morning sun?"

"Be a wave of peace and let it wash away all of the hatred from your heart."

"Life Imprisonment with No Possibility of Parole [10w] "The needle is preferable to three hots and a cot."

"Natural Born Poets vs. Made Poets A natural born poet sees the future of poetry.A made poet clumsily imitates his vision."

"The stronger a culture, the less it fears the radical fringe. The more paranoid and precarious a culture, the less tolerance it offers."

"Somalia Haiku For a Somalian, heaven's drawing water from a well in an earthen pot."

"Enigmatic Real Estate I choose to live on the edge of mysterywith its inscrutable view of complexityhedged by perplexity.Also, there's a Walmart nearby."

"Dare to love and get lost in yourself."

"Change your thoughts to change your reality."

"Sink or Swim [10w] Lovers master the breaststroke, the crawl and the muff dive."

"...the rarest of all human qualities is consistency."

"Love isn't always a physical emotion. Sometimes it's the ones who never got to actually hold you in their arms that appreciate you for who you are"

"Perfect Sex [10w] Perfects sex balances the conflicting pleasures of submission and mastery."