Quotes About Introspection

And if you don't know who you are, or if your real self has drifted away from you with the undertow, madness at least gives you an identity.

It requires less mental effort to condemn than to think.

THE BALLAD OF READING GOAL: The vilest deeds, like poison weeds,      Bloom well in prison air; It is only what is good in Man      That wastes and withers there. Pale Anguish keeps the heavy gate,      And the Warder is Despair.

Libby seems a good sort. I don't know that I'm

Who or what inspires you? I must admit that I often read my own articles in scientific journals and inspire myself.

Remember the pain?' thought Artemis. I hate myself. I really do.

Hey, if you can't remember, don't worry about it. I'm having a few memory problems myself in this place. Little things like how long I've been here, what my purpose in life is, which feet to put my shoes on. Stuff like that.

I'm on my feet, pacing around the room, punching a fist into my palm, which I stop doing when I realise how drama queen it feels.

I am not qualified to deal with this. Why does everyone I meet seem to have mental problems? Ah...but did they have mental problems before meeting you? Who's the common denominator here, Dan? I do not have mental problems! I say to the voice in my head, perfectly aware how damning it would sound were I to say it aloud.

And suddenly I was afraid. My father, the man whose shoes I had been trying to fill for two years, was awake. Would he still live up to my expectations? Would I live up to his?

And was his conscience not needling him, leeching some of the sweetness from his victory?

I like to be loved, he thought, but he did not voice the notion

Cosmo sank into a near trancelike state. The events of the past few days bounced around his head like blobs of oil in a lava lamp. Who was he now? Cosmo Hill fugitive no-sponsor, or Cosmo Hill Supernaturalist? Who was Cosmo Hill anyhow? A product of Clarissa Frayne, with no personality to speak of. Fourteen years old and he had never kissed a girl.

centaur. "If you're feeling cocky, it's because there's something

He was gonna die here alone. He would never be great. Artemis felt his brain going spiraling off into a black tunnel. Concentrate, he told himself. Focus.

pair of you. Might I remind you, that you

Si alguien te hiciere saber que un inviduo habla mal de ti, no te defiendas, ni refutes lo que haya dicho, sino que responde: «Aquel que ha dicho aquello de mí, ignora sin duda otros defectos, de lo contrario no habría dicho sólo estos.»

God has entrusted me with myself. No man is free who is not master of himself. A man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things. The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.

Never depend on the admiration of others. There is no strength in it. Personal merit cannot be derived from an external source. It is not to be found in your personal associations, nor can it be found in the regard of other people. It is a fact of life that other people, even people who love you, will not necessarily agree with your ideas, understand you, or share your enthusiasms. Grow up! Who cares what other people think about you!

Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you and be silent.

We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens to us.

An ignorant person is inclined to blame others for his own misfortune. To blame oneself is proof of progress. But the wise man never has to blame another or himself.

when things seem to have reached that stage, merely say "I won't play any longer", and take your departure; but if you stay, stop lamenting.

If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.