He who knows he has enough, is rich
- Lao Tzu

The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.

*“Angels!*roll the rock away!*Death yield up thy mighty prey!*See!*the Savior leaves the tomb!*Glowing in immortal bloom!"

—Thomas Scott

That's the Dadgum truth, right there.

So I'm at the beginning of Shift (from the #Silo trilogy), and ermm... #quote #quotes #book #books #fiction

"Er..." Zarquon said, "hello. Er, look, I'm sorry I'm a bit late. I've had the most ghastly time, all sorts of things cropping up at the last moment."
He seemed nervous of the expectant awed hush. He cleared his throat.
"Er, how are we for time?" he said, "have I just got a min—"
And so the Universe ended.

Tax Day: https://www.amon-hen.com/quotes/325 #Humor #Quotes #TheSimpsons #video

But what if it's really funny?

Anyway, Mr. Fitzgerald would have hated texting me.

#Sunshine

"I consider the light that enters the room in the early hours of the day as a messenger of the sun, a direct voyager, a particle, a wave, who knows, but an object of sorts that left its solar source, covered miles, and landed on my skin. So the universe constantly visits us while waiting for us to reverse that itinerary."

Shifting the Silence, Etel Adnan

via otherss

#quotes
#flowers
#BloomScrolling
@photography

‘Might makes right’ defines Israeli, US approach to Gaza

“It’s not about what is right. It’s about might, and Israel and the United States are projecting might through violence, through genocide, through war crimes, and trying to force that even into the agreements they would sign on to.”

Marwan Bishara

@palestine
#Gaza
#Israel
#US
#quotes

“Funny,” he intoned funereally, “how just when you think life can’t possibly get any worse it suddenly does.”

"𝙼𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌 𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚕. 𝙽𝚘𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚘𝚘 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚍. 𝙼𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚕. 𝚆𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍. 𝙼𝚊𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍."

─ 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭 𝘡𝘢𝘱𝘧𝘧𝘦

“Never judge a book by its cover. Except that one . . . Seriously. Put it down.”

"The problem is no longer getting people to express themselves, but providing little gaps of solitude and silence in which they might eventually find something to say. Repressive forces don’t stop people from expressing themselves, but rather, force them to express themselves. What a relief to have nothing to say, the right to say nothing, because only then is there a chance of framing the rare, or ever rarer, the thing that might be worth saying." (Gilles Deleuze)

… Nanny believed that a bit of thrilling and pointless terror was an essential ingredient of the magic of childhood.
(Wyrd Sisters)

‘It’s like that in the Watch, too,’ said Angua. ‘You can be any sex you like provided you act male. There’s no men and women in the Watch, just a bunch of lads. You’ll soon learn the language. Basically it’s how much beer you supped last night, how strong the curry was you had afterwards, and where you were sick. Just think egotesticle.’ (Feet of Clay)

Sleep Affirmations by Jennifer Williamson

I have done my best today, and I am willing to forgive the rest.

My best is always good enough and everything else is worthy of forgiveness. I am willing to try this belief: I have done my best. I forgive the rest. Now it’s time to let go.

#books
#sleep
#affirmations
#quotes

"Forty-two," said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm...