“A sound state of mind cannot live with an unsound state of mind.”
“Writing is one method for revising a person’s outlook on life and observing the world and one’s place therein from an altered perspective. We change our worldview by examining fragments of our historical and biological content and by considering the context of human reality from multiple perspectives, which in turn provides us with a more enlightened understanding of human existence. By perceiving the world and humankind’s march into civilization from a more perceptive vantage point, we are more likely to appreciate all aspects of life including the beauty of nature and the historical struggle for human existence. Along with greater understanding of both nature and human history, we gain a more comprehensive understanding of ourselves, and grasp the futility of despising all of our human failings. Perceiving the self from a proper vantage point enables a person to establish a premeditated and reasoned way to live, set modest personal goals, realize that struggle, loss, and failure are inevitable, while comprehending life is nonetheless worthy of living.”
“Our reward for surviving the hard knocks of a corporal life is arguably paltry. The inevitability of the big sleep is our final reward for laying it all on the line each day that we still breathe. A person whom elects to transform him or herself does so because they believe that life is worthwhile. If a troubled person mints a newly reconstituted persona, it might enable them serenely to accept everything life calls for, even struggle, loss, defeat, disintegration, and death.”
“Maniacal obsession can be a destructive or a transformative psychic force. What is unacceptable is a life of blandness, not to dare penetrate into the heart of nothingness.”
“Life gives us many gifts that we could hardly imagine. When we let go of preconceptions and witness life without the turmoil that a self-indulgent ego perpetuates we perceive what heretofore eluded us.”
“It is often only when we have the occasion to taste, once again, that which we have lost, that the floodgates open and we are undefendably, confronted with the full experience of the loss. From The Island of Serenity, Book 1, Survival, new edition”
“Too late. It was all too late. But she went on, determined as ever and always trying to catch up.”
“True friendship doesn t include jealousy.”
“Acquiring knowledge through the centuries has influenced human society more than all other factors.”
“Superficial people consider themselves capable of doing everything. The question, however, is who is willing to hire them?”
“Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity.”
“A wise man is humble, knowing he actually doesn t know much.”
“My life is my message to the world”
“Time runs independently of us, and we cannot comprehend the flow of time. Time is a category in itself.”
“Don t think you can act perfectly. A perfect person doesn t exist. Always strive to give your best effort, and that s it.”
“Sometimes, to avoid obstacles, you must also avoid appellation.”
“Often ill comes from the good, as good from ill.”