Buddhadharma Fall Quotes

#1. It is necessary for a Christian to fast, in order to clear his mind, to rouse and develop his feelings, and to stimulate his will to useful activity. These three human capabilities we darken and stifle above all by 'surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life' (Lk. 21:34).

John Of Kronstadt

#2. You invited me here to slay dragons, did you not? Well. That's what I'm trying to do.

Rick Yancey

#3. Queen, goodbye forever!
Your wings were sunbeams, and my feet are clay
I'll never be well if I don't get to bed
I never was well unless I was stretched out across the universe.

Fernando Pessoa

#4. They say laughter is the best medicine, and I agree. Plus, it's free, has no bad side effects and is available to EVERYONE.

Mindy Levy

#5. Lie rather still because this is the first time I've used this equipment.

Stieg Larsson

#6. Only in bad novels people always think the right thing, always say the right thing, every effect has its cause, there are the likable ones and the unlikable, the good and the bad, everything in the end consoles you.

Elena Ferrante

#7. If language is lost, humanity is lost. If writing is lost, certain kinds of civilization and society are lost, but many other kinds remain - and there is no reason to think that those alternatives are inferior.

Robert Bringhurst