Diederik Samsom Quotes & Sayings

To constantly see one's own self as 'Pure', and to see other's self as 'pure', is focused applied awareness of the Self, the Soul (shuddha upayog). — Dada Bhagwan

At the end, the subjects remembered the interrupted tasks far better than the completed ones - over two times better, in fact — Anonymous

She held out a small voice recorder. 'By the way, could you describe exactly how you felt at the moment of impact? I'm writing this short story
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'Put that away, Hazel,' hissed Mam. 'The poor boy is in pain.'
Hazel persisted. 'Would that be a white-hot pain? Or more of a dull throbbing pain? — Eoin Colfer

Beck finished his call. Once he was paying attention again, she pointed downward with the pipe. Peering over the edge of the building, he blinked at the sight, then grinned.
"Good job. Remind me not to piss ya off. Ya might think of usin' that on me sometime."
"So tempting," she said. Except I'd aim for your knees. Your head's too hard. — Jana Oliver

The moment somebody's a president and you call him "Mr. President," (the person represents) our culture, our history, our sense as our nation. — Rahm Emanuel

I am so in favor of the actual infinite that instead of admitting that Nature abhors it, as is commonly said, I hold that Nature makes frequent use of it everywhere, in order to show more effectively the perfections of its Author. Thus I believe that there is no part of matter which is not - I do not say divisible - but actually divisible; and consequently the least particle ought to be considered as a world full of an infinity of different creatures. — Georg Cantor

Fairy tales are more than true ... — Gilbert K. Chesterton

The secret of life is not in what happens to you. It is in what you do with it that happens to you. — Norman Vincent Peale

I won't eat in a place that has suits of armor. — Alan King

...the past/that has a place for us will know us by our scattered wake."
A History Play,Waterborne — Linda Gregerson

As any doctor can tell you, the most crucial step toward healing is having the right diagnosis. If the disease is precisely identified, a good resolution is far more likely. Conversely, a bad diagnosis usually means a bad outcome, no matter how skilled the physician. — Andrew Weil

My friend opened a small box which Lestrade had produced. Inside lay a beautiful silver cigarette case monogrammed with Holmes's initials, underneath which ran the words, "With the Respects of Scotland Yard, November 1888."
Sherlock Holmes sat with his lips parted, but no sound emerged.
"Thank you," he managed at length. — Lyndsay Faye

Understand that the body is merely the foam of a wave, the shadow of a shadow. — Gautama Buddha

We're all a blemished spirit full of censurable faults — Netiera Danise

Wasn't hitting bottom the thing you had to do to knock some sense into yourself? Wasn't hitting bottom the thing that showed you which way was up? — Rainbow Rowell