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“[The ego] cannot tell the difference between an event and its reaction to that event. Every ego is a matter of selective perception and distorted interpretation. Only through awareness—not through thinking—can you differentiate between fact and opinion. Only through awareness are you able to see: There is the situation and here is the anger I feel about it, and then realize there are other ways of approaching the situation, other ways of seeing it and dealing with it.”
― Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

“My wounded heart, too burdened by scars, struggles even to fathom the concept of love, let alone embrace its gentle touch.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“I hate him; I’m never going to see him again. I’m going to kiss so many other men I shan’t remember what he was like. He says I’m a slut; I’ll be a slut, but never with him, again. Lucia, why did he do this to me?”
― Ursula Parrott, Ex-Wife

“If you love him, it is not a sin to kill him. Or is it more?”
― Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man & The Sea