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Stream of justice

Admin — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 21:20:52 +0000

“The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.” –George Eliot

And today, I believe I saw the baby’s golden stream.

The sleeper has awakened

Admin — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 04:06:03 +0000

“Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.” –Carl Jung

I should have read this a year ago

Admin — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 03:27:58 +0000

“Newly unemployed, I found this kind of life refreshing. No more…meetings with people I didn’t want to meet. And best of all, I could read any book I wanted, anytime I wanted. I had no idea how long this relaxed lifestyle would continue, but…I was enjoying it, and I tried hard not to think about the future. This was my one great vacation in life. It would have to end sometime, but until it did I was determined to enjoy it.” —from Haruki Murakami’s The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Golden

Admin — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 20:19:38 +0000

“The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.” –George Eliot

Update: I used this quote on my birthday but check over a year later when I use it on another momentous occasion—the week of September 28, 2006.

Simplify

Admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 01:56:09 +0000

“Our life is frittered away by detail. … Simplify, simplify.” —Henry David Thoreau

Direction

Admin — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 06:26:29 +0000

“I am one of those who never knows the direction of my journey until I have almost arrived.” —Anna Louise Strong

Longing

Admin — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 18:32:23 +0000

“Were there then no longing in time, there would be no peace in eternity.” —Josiah Royce

Anti-entropic

Admin — Sun, 13 Feb 2005 06:29:35 +0000

“Whatever seeks out harm and avoids rewards must act against entropy. … determining to write has been an anti-entropic process for me. Even now I don’t understand why I do it, except for the fact that it is against entropy.” —from Wang Xiaobo’s “Why Do I Write”