“We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand, and it is no good moving from place to place to save things; because the shadow always follows. Choose a place where you won’t do harm – yes, choose a place where you won’t do very much harm, and stand in it for all you are worth, facing the sunshine.”
E.M. Forester, A Room With a View
“She was lost in her longing to understand.”
“I am more than my scars.”
“She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.”
The process of self-discovery is a scary and beautiful thing;
to be baffled by your own soul long enough to discover it’s depth and complexity, to find your truth.
What books or quotes have inspired you to learn more about your truth?
Keeping with the theme of the last few post, these lines are taken from the books of a few great American writers. Also, a bit of a self discovery/affirmation theme. 🙂
“She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order.”
“I celebrate myself, and sing myself.”
“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.”
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