

“Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart

“Every thing you love is very likely to be lost, but in the end, love will return in a different way.”
― Kafka's Selected Stories: A Norton Critical Edition
― Kafka's Selected Stories: A Norton Critical Edition

“We are continually judging other people. We want others to think and act a certain way. Usually, the way we think and act. Because this is impossible, we continually get upset. Instead, we should see other people as phenomena, as neutral as comets or planets. They come in all varieties, which makes like rich and interesting.”
― The Laws of Human Nature
― The Laws of Human Nature

“Straight people, he thinks, probably don't spend this much time convincing themselves that they're straight.”
― Red, White & Royal Blue
― Red, White & Royal Blue

“Why are you looking around for help? Do you believe that help will come from outside? What is to come is created in you and from you. Hence look into yourself. Do not compare, do not measure. No other way is like yours. All other ways deceive and tempt you. You must fulfil the way that is in you.”
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