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1 " The mandalas were meant to be objects of contemplation, aids to meditation, their proportions magically balanced to purify and calm the mind. To stare at a mandala was to experience, if only briefly, the nothingness that is at the heart of enlightenment. "
― Douglas Preston , The Wheel of Darkness (Pendergast, #8)
2 " Trying to fulfill earthly desires was like carrying water to the sea; a never- ending task, and an ultimately useless one. "
3 " Lead me into all misfortune. Only by that path can I transform the negative into the positive. "
4 " people were like icebergs--most of what really went on, especially the ugliness, was submerged "
5 " a walther ppk. you're a james bond fan, i imagine.... "
6 " The point of a cruise ship is the cruise itself. But an ocean liner’s job is to transport people on a schedule. The "
7 " He had done the right thing and that was what counted. That was the best you could do in life. How others took it was beyond his control. "
8 " to authorize that personally. "
9 " Be in the world but not of it. "
