insightful

Because we have for millenia made moral, aesthetic, religious demands on the world, looked upon it with blind desire, passion or fear, and abandoned ourselves to the bad habits of illogical thinking, this world has gradually become so marvelously variegated, frightful, meaningful, soulful, it has acquired color - but we have been the colorists: it is the human intellect that has made appearances appear and transported its erroneous basic conceptions into things.

Listen to the sunset...see its pretty hue... When you see it, think of me...and I'll think of you...

After having grown up surrounded by so much manufactured beauty, Amara had come to want something different. Something that wasn't necessarily beautiful. Something imperfect, interesting, and perhaps even ugly.

I was, but then I realized that I was holding on to something that didn't exist anymore. That the person I missed didn't exist anymore. People change. The things we like and dislike change. And we can wish they couldn't all day long but that never works.

You should be proud of the pleasure you give to others' eyes.

Solitude is where I place my chaos to rest and awaken my inner peace.

Instead of being regarded as intelligent or knowledgeable, many a woman would rather be regarded as beautiful or good in the kitchen; many a man, as handsome or good in bed.

Time travel is complicated, or so we think, since we have not yet managed to actually figure out how to do it.

[Patricia Highsmith] was a figure of contradictions: a lesbian who didn't particularly like women; a writer of the most insightful psychological novels who, at times, appeared bored by people; a misanthrope with a gentle, sweet nature.

Understand that relativity is everywhere, and that we view everything through its lens - rose-colored or otherwise. When you meet someone in a different country or city and it seems that you have magical connection, realize that the enchantment might be limited to the surrounding circumstances.

This is not the wisdom of the crowd, but the wisdom of someone in the crowd. It__ not that the network itself is smart; it__ that the individuals get smarter because they__e connected to the network.

How can he not share his newfound joy with his fellow man? And it is joy. There__ a pure kind of joy in the certainty of belief. The certainty that your life has purpose and meaning.

I used to think the world was broken down by tribes,' I said. 'By Black and White. By Indian and White. But I know this isn't true. The world is only broken into two tribes: the people who are assholes and the people who are not.

Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.

Friends are the family you choose (~ Nin/Ithilnin, Elven rogue).

In as much time as it takes to smoke a cigarette, a person's life was changed forever.

Prepared for the worst,but still praying for the best

Leave your excuses and live your dreams!