Quotes About Reflection

I wrote that book anyhow, because I needed to write it for my own intimate purposes - and also because I was curious to see if I could convey my emotional experiences adequately on paper.

Though I suppose people do reproduce sometimes for that reason—for insurance against later regret.

Lapse saamine on umbes nagu oma näo tätoveerimine. Sa pead ikka raudselt kindel olema, et see on just see, mida sa tahad.

Oh, dear. Sometimes it takes a very long while to figure things out.

Admit what you did... Take your lumps... The sooner you get flattened to the ground, the sooner you can begin to rebuild your life again.

Prayer is a relationship; half the job is mine.

one of the reasons I was so free that year was because I was such a mess.

Cease partiicipation, if only for one day this year --- if only to make sure that we don't lose forever the rare and vanishing human talent of appreciating ease.

After all, he says, "beauty attracts beauty.

I do not know of any creative soul who does not dream of calm, cool, grass-growing days in which to work without interruption

Loyal Hanneke," Alma said fondly, "let us be honest with ourselves. Who will ever put a ring on these fishwife's hands of mine? Who will ever kiss this encyclopedia of a head?

It's an honor to be in grief. It's an honor to feel that much, to have loved that much.

Or, as Sextus, the ancient Pythagorian philosopher, said, The wise man is always similar to himself. -

People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.

La gente cree que un alma gemela es la persona con la que encajas perfectamente, que es lo que quiere todo el mundo. Pero un alma gemela auténtica es un espejo, es la persona que te saca todo lo que tienes reprimido, que te hace volver la mirada hacia dentro para que puedas cambiar tu vida. Una verdadera alma gemela es, seguramente, la persona mas importante que vayas a conocer en tu vida, porque te tira abajo todos los muros y te despierta de un porrazo.

Nunca olvides que una vez, en el momento más inesperado, te viste a ti misma como una amiga.

at any given moment, and that night, going back to

Why am I here? What have I been called to do? How am I getting in my own way? How can I best live out my destiny?

when I was nineteen years old and an idiot

Don't rush through the experiences and circumstances that have the most capacity to transform you.

Zen masters always say that you cannot see your reflection in running water, only in still water.

The only thing more unthinkable than leaving was staying; the only thing more impossible than staying was leaving. I didn't want to destroy anything or anybody. I just wanted to slip quietly out the back door, without causing any fuss or consequences...

How could I be such a criminal jerk as to proceed this deep into a marriage, only to leave it?

Mark Manson, who said that the secret to finding your purpose in life is to answer this question in total honesty: "What's your favorite flavor of shit sandwich?