Quotes About Clarity

To her, there was only one shade to every color. This was the difference between us. She was happy with the one shade.

Hurried people miss many things. They see only what is right on top. . .

There is no good reason. Don't waste your life waiting for good reasons...You'll wait and wait.

After she was gone there would be no one who knew the whole of her life. She did not even know the whole of it! Perhaps she should have written some of it down...but really what would have been the point in that? Everything passed, she would too. This perspective offered her an unexpected clarity she nearly enjoyed, but even with this new clarity the world offered no more explanation for itself than it ever had.

She] felt as if she were both a stranger to herself and more herself than she'd ever been.

I keep driving, slowly, hoping I'll remember where I'm going before I get there. So far I always have. Zen

Twentieth-century philosophy is not unique in its ability to confuse puzzles with problems.

Breaking free of overthinking and moving to higher ground will give you the clarity and strength to evaluate your relationship more realistically, communicate more clearly, and make sensible choices about change.

as frank and open and honest as the eye of a little child. It looks one in the face and knows no fear or shame. It has nothing to explain and need make no apologies.

cardinal sin in a library, where the commitment to findability is absolute.

Another writer described the building as being "as frank and open and honest as the eyes of a little child. It looks one in the face and knows no fear or shame. It has nothing to explain and need make no apologies.

The world is so huge that people are always getting lost in it. There are too many ideas and things and people too many directions to go. I was starting to believe that the reason it matters to care passionately about something is that it whittles the world down to a more manageable size. It makes the world seem not huge and empty but full of possibility.

THE NEXT TIME you notice that despair is driving you and you don't know how to believe in happiness anymore, slow down. Pick up a pen and a piece of paper and write down the wish that is at the center of your desperation: "I

Here was a path that led you, not away from strong emotion but directly toward it; one that applauded the ability to feel deeply—not for its dramatic qualities but for its vividness and intelligence.

Although it is tremendously disorienting on one hand, on another, you will never see as clearly as you do when your heart is broken. If you've ever wanted to get at the truth about your life, your character and destiny, the depth of your friendships, you can choose to see these things now.

Coming out of your head and into your environment can help cut anxiety for a few moments, and in those moments you have a chance to regain equilibrium.

to counter longing, pay attention to the present moment; to counter rage, invite sadness; and to reverse disheartenment, introduce an element of precision to your environment.

That is really the direction in spiritual direction, as I understand it. As gently as possible, I try to say, It seems as though the light is coming from over there," and I point to it, hoping that I don't point in such a way that I block the person's view.

We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly. . . spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order.

To paraphrase several sages: Nobody can think and hit someone at the same time.

let's think about why you need a grammar book at all.

It's best to know what your issues are before going ahead with a relationship.

It was too easy to lose focus, to scatter my energies, to fragment—perhaps (and this was the hard part) because I lacked the sense of purpose that would bind all the loose pieces of myself together.

If a girl starts out all casual with a guy and she doesn't tell him that she wants a relationship, it will never become a relationship. If you give the guy the impression that casual is okay with you, that's all he'll ever want. Be straight with him from the start. If he gets scared and runs away, he wasn't right for you.