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Seek not that things should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.

Epictetus

A human being is part of the whole, called by us “Universe”, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

“Life is futile,” says my new therapist, Michaela, “and no one gets out of it alive. There is only love.”

Emma Forrest

I like low-budget movies and expensive restaurants.

I would give the secret recipe for my grandmother’s bouillabaisse to be in a Billy Wilder picture.

Life is what
happens when consciousness
meets the present

I forget where, but I once read that the scrambled eggs should be cooked so slowly and gently that, for optimum results, a candle would be the ideal heat source.

Felicity Cloake