If the purpose of literature is to illuminate human nature, the purpose of fantastic literature is to do that from a wider… — Jo Walton Copy Share Image
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I'm a Nietzschean about human nature. The bulk of humanity is exhausted and superfluous, miscreant, confused, latently criminal, opportunistic. I rely on… — Cody Wilson Copy Share Image
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God doesn’t care what you’re not. He cares who you are. You are His, you come from the Master, and when He… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
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![“Hold the sadness and pain of samsara [suffering, confusion] in your heart and at the same time the power and vision of the Great Eastern Sun [fundamental awake human nature]. Then the warrior [brave enough to look at & work with reality] can make a proper cup of tea.” quote by Pema Chodron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/971/pema-ch-dr-n-327_awake_hold-the-sadness-and-pain-of-samsara-suf_1419557.jpg)
