Quotes About Perception

Religion is hard. You either see Jonah in the belly of the whale or you don't, my dark sister. It's all on the inside.

Good grief, Molly. He doesn't scare you?" "Of course not." "But he's..." "He's sweet," Molly insisted. Dare snorted. "He's still listening.

Trace started on his way again, this time taking the lead. "She's five-four and weighs less than one-twenty. Matt can handle himself." "Says the man with the black eye.

Jared snaps his fingers. "Yeah, that's it. Rochelle. Jesus, Gunner, you know how to pick 'em. Both of them, sexy as hell and-" "Jared?" He looks up from his ice. "We best girlfriends now? Gonna chat about our love lives? You know why I hired you, man? I've been surrounded by loudmouth assholes my whole life. You were real quiet during the interview." "Got it," he says.

Happiness (t) = w0+ w1 ?t?jCRj+ w2 ?t?jEVj+ w3 ?t?jRPEj Which all boils down to: Happiness equals reality minus expectations.

I think of a Flannery O'Connor quote: "The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.

We are mirrors reflecting mirrors reflecting mirrors, showing one another what we can't yet see.

Our notion of the future can be just as powerful a roadblock to change as our notion of the past.

Which all boils down to: Happiness equals reality minus expectations.

I think of a Flannery O'Connor quote: "The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it." What

I'm reminded," he begins, "of a famous cartoon. It's of a prisoner, shaking the bars, desperately trying to get out—but to his right and left, it's open, no bars.

A felicidade equivale à realidade menos as expectativas.

She still equates feeling loved not with peace or joy but with anxiety.

I'm mindful of the fact that Very Angry People aren't Very Approachable.

But John often took note of my appearance: "Now you're looking more like a real mistress" (when I got highlights in my hair); "You better watch out, some people might see some cleavage" (when I wore a V-neck blouse); "Are those your fuck-me shoes for after work?" (when I wore heels). Each time, I'd try to talk about his "jokes" and the feelings underlying them.

Apparently, you can make people happy by delivering bad news and then taking it back (which, personally, would just make me mad). Still,

I think that a writer should observe the real world before imagining a non-existent one.

What kind of girl reads Wealth of Nations for fun?" She closed the book and looked at the front jacket, then at him. "It's a shame really. I had nothing else to read. I left all my Barbie comic books at home.

why did you tell me to look on the 'other' table instead of 'that' table?

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others. —Oscar Wilde

My left brain is doing the best job it can with the information it has to work with. I need to remember, however, that there are enormous gaps between what I know and what I think I know.

Most of us think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, but we are actually feeling creatures that think.

To the right mind, no time exists other than the present moment, and each moment is vibrant with sensation. Life or death occurs in the present moment. The experience of joy happens in the present moment. Our perception and experience of connection with something that is greater than ourselves occurs in the present moment. To our right mind, the moment of now is timeless and abundant.

I need to remember, however, that there are enormous gaps between what I know and what I think I know. I learned that I need to be very wary of my storyteller's potential for stirring up drama and trauma.