Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.
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Bell Hooks
My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they're rich and important.
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
I sometimes sit on my roof. Not to be closer to god. To be further from y'all.
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Darnell Lamont Walker
When you love people, you are curious about who they are, what they think, and how they feel. You watch them closely, wondering about their experience and what you can do to make it more enjoyable. You feel compassion for their pain and seek to...
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Vironika Tugaleva
Seeking happiness is not the problem. The problem is that we often do not know where and how to find genuine happiness and so make the mistakes that cause suffering for ourselves & others.
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Sharon Salzberg
More Quotes By Eleanor Brownn
The only thing on Earth you can count on is that there is nothing on Earth you can count on.
You’ve climbed too many mountains and crossed too many rivers to stop and turn back now.
Always count your blessings, even if you have to count them through your tears
Walk gently, and be brave.
There were moments when it hurt so bad you couldn’t breathe, yet somehow you survived the pain. There were days when you could barely put one foot in front of the other, yet somehow you arrived at your destination. There were nights when you cried...
