Quotes About Introspection

Life can be confusing. Good God, and how. Sometimes it seems like the older I get, the more confused I become. That seems ass-backwards. I thought I was supposed to be getting wiser. Instead, I just keep getting hit over the head with my relative insignificance in the greater scheme of the universe. Confusing, life.

You can tell a great deal about a person by looking at the people who share his life." Isana

The older you get, I should think, the more you will come to understand that the universe is very much a looking glass, Miss Lancaster." "Meaning what, precisely?" "That it reflects a great deal more of yourself to your senses than you probably know.

I was staring into a mirror, and I didn't like what I saw there.

Then why, Michael asked are you expecting perfection out of yourself? Do you really think you're that much better than the rest of us? That your powers make you a higher quality of human being? That your knowledge places you on a higher plane than everyone else on this world?

I had time to think, though I wasn't sure I wanted to.

Finally, I said, very quietly, 'I don't know if I'm one of the good guys anymore.

Tavi eventually came to the conclusion that he was sulking.

I woke up. That surprised me, in itself.

My choices are measured against my own soul. Not against the stains on theirs.

Open eyes are of little use when the mind behind them is closed." Araris

But until I have a better idea, it's smarter to keep reminding myself that I don't know, rather than assuming that I do know, and then translating anything I learn to fit my preconceptions

telling myself only hours ago that reason had to guide my actions, my decisions, if I was to keep control of myself?

Miles nodded his head, but said nothing more of the Marat. "You've much on your mind.

Man sees faces. Sees skin. Flags. Membership lists. Files." He took another large bite, ate it, and said, "God sees hearts.

I suddenly felt a bit more humble. It was probably good for me.

The eyes are a window to the soul. Literally. Looking someone steadily in the eyes is an uncomfortable, intense experience for anyone. If you don't believe me, pick a stranger sometime, and just go up to them and stare them in the eye until that moment when there's a sudden acknowledgement of lowered barriers, that moment that inspires awkward silences and racing hearts.

It's a confusing sort of thing. he said. What is? Life.

but sometimes humans are slow to figure things out, because they are heart-stupid.

I closed the door behind me, while life went on.

One mistake at the end of my life couldn't erase all the times I had stood unmoved at the edge of the abyss and made snide remarks at its expense.

You have to retrace your steps and see how you got to where you are, the bird said sarcastically, which, I might add, is a pretty pathetic situation.

The Ego Rip Step 1: Make a list of all your short comings. Step 2: Grasp list firmly in both hands. Step 3: Rip list to shreds. Step 4: Consider yourself perfect.

Complacency happens almost without notice. Check and renew your heart daily.