“Not all truths are explicable, Julia," he said. "And not all explicable things are true.” — Jan-Philipp Sendker Truth Copy Share Image
“What do violent individuals fear most? Violence? I should say not! By what do the cruel and selfish feel most threatened? All… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Fear Copy Share Image
“Life, U May told her, is a gift full of riddles in which suffering and happiness are inextricably intertwined. Any attempt to… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Happiness Copy Share Image
“And so there must be in life something like a catastrophic turning point, when the world as we know ceases to exist.… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Changes Copy Share Image
“The essence of a thing is invisible to the eye, U May said. Learn to perceive the essence of a thing. Eyes… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Essence Copy Share Image
“Can words sprout wings? Can they glide like butterflies through the air? Can they captivate us, carry us off into another world?… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Another world Copy Share Image
“I found this butterfly dead on our porch a few weeks ago. I have pressed it. It's one of those whose wing… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Butterfly Copy Share Image
“I’m talking about the organ within us for which we have no name. Let us call it the compass of the heart.” — Jan-Philipp Sendker Heart Copy Share Image
“That in every life, without exception, illnesses are unavoidable. That we will age, and that we cannot elude death. These are the… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Death Copy Share Image
“Only a few days earlier he had explained to her that he did not merely read books but traveled with them, that… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Adventure Copy Share Image
“When we get over something, we move on, we put it behind us. Do we leave the dead behind or do we… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Accompany Copy Share Image
“He expected nothing more from life. Not because he was disappointed or embittered. He expected nothing because there was nothing of importance… — jan-philipp sendker Expected Copy Share Image
“We wish to be loved as we ourselves would love. Any other way makes as uncomfortable. We respond with doubt and suspicion.… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Doubt Copy Share Image
“Life, U May told her, is a gift full of riddles in which suffering and happiness are inextricably intertwined. Any attempt to… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Happiness Copy Share Image
“I am not without you, that you are with me from the moment I wake until the moment I fall asleep, that… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Time Copy Share Image
“[He taught her] that life is interwoven with suffering. That in every life, without exception, illnesses are unavoidable. That we will age,… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Death Copy Share Image
“I'm not sure I would put it that way. When we get over something, we move on, we put it behind us.… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Death Copy Share Image
“Who are you? What’s your name?” “Mi Mi.” “Do you hear that thumping noise?” “No.” “It must be here somewhere.” Tin Win… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Close your eyes Copy Share Image
“THE FIRST TIME she left the house with her sleeping son in her arms, still unsteady on her legs, gripping the railing… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Brown eyes Copy Share Image
“To forgive, one must love and be loved. Only those who forgive can be free. Whoever forgives is a prisoner no more.” — Jan-Philipp Sendker Forgive Copy Share Image
“She had learned over the years that there are wounds time does not heal, though it can reduce them to a manageable… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Heal Copy Share Image
“It is our own flaws that we are least ready to forgive in others.” — Jan-Philipp Sendker Forgiveness Copy Share Image
“I told him I had no use for introspection and navel-gazing. I was probably one of the few New Yorkers who had… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Children Copy Share Image
“She hoped that Tin Win would learn what she had learned over the years: that there are wounds time does not heal,… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Healing Copy Share Image
“Life is a gift full of riddles in which suffering and happiness are inextricably intertwined. Any attempt to have one without the… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Happiness Copy Share Image
“How can anyone truthfully claim to love someone when they’re not prepared to share everything with that person, including their past?” — Jan-Philipp Sendker Love Copy Share Image
“There was the world of the sick and dying and the world of the hale. The healthy and hale did not want… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Death Copy Share Image
“Ma i morti, ce li lasciamo alle spalle o li portiamo con noi? Credo che li portiamo con noi. Ci accompagnano. Ci… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Copy Share Image
“It is rage that blinds and deafens us. Or fear. Envy, mistrust. The world contracts, gets all out of joint when you… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Anger Copy Share Image
“I have often wondered what was the source of her beauty, her radiance. It’s not the size of one’s nose, the color… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Beauty Copy Share Image
“The true essence of things is invisible to the eyes...Our sensory organs love to lead us astray, and eyes are the most… — Jan-Philipp Sendker True nature Copy Share Image
“Of course I am not referring to those outburts of passions that drive us to do and say things we will later… — Jan-Philipp Sendker Death Copy Share Image
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