Did I live? The human world is like a vast musical instrument on which we play our individual part while simultaneously listening to the compositions of others in an effort to contribute to the whole. We don't chose whether to engage, only how to; we either harmonize or create dissonance. Our words, our deeds, our very presence create and leave impressions in the minds of others just as a writer makes impressions with their words. Who you are is an unfolding narrative. You came from nothing and will return there eventually. Instead of taking ourselves so seriously all the time, we can discover the playful irony of a story that has never been told in quite this way before. -- Stephen Batchelor, Buddhism Without Beliefs
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STEPHEN RICHARDS The scariest moment is always just before you start. STEPHEN KING The most important things are the hardest to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because wo... STEPHEN KING The road to hell is paved with adverbs. STEPHEN KING If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. STEPHEN KING Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too swe... STEPHEN KING He watched the young actress playing the central part of a wife who mistakenly believes her husband ... STEPHEN HARRIGAN [Prison Break is] one of the craziest, most unpredictable roller-coaster rides on TV today. STEPHEN KING It’s hard to let go. Even when what you’re holding onto is full of thorns, it’s hard to let go... STEPHEN KING On Friday night, I was reading my new book, but my brain got tired, so I decided to watch some telev... STEPHEN CHBOSKY