#line

Freedom or prison--what's the difference? A man must develop unwavering will power subject only to his reason. ↗

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

#liberty #freedom

When a person eats shortly before going to bed, digestion accompanies sleep. The two great physiological functions are completed together, leaving the maximum of freedom to the mind during the day. ↗

— Adalbert de Vogüé

#christianity #fasting #spiritual-disciplines #experience

When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#loneliness #friendship

The sun is such a lonely star. Whenever he comes out to see his friends, they all disappear. ↗

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#loneliness #sun #friendship

A hunted man sometimes wearies of distrust and longs for friendship. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#friendship #loneliness #friendship

We need books...because we are all, in the private kingdoms of our hearts, desperate for the company of a wise, true friend. ↗

— Steve Almond

#friendship #lonliness #friendship

The most valuable gift you can receive is an honest friend. ↗

— Stephen Richards

#friendliness #friends #friendship #friendship-and-love #friendship-true-and-loyal

We need to bridge our sense of loneliness and disconnection with a sense of community and continuity even if we must manufacture it from our time on the Web and our use of calling cards to connect long distance. We must “log on” somewhere, and if it is only in cyberspace, that is still far better than nowhere at all. (264) ↗

— Julia Cameron

#connection #continuity #disconnection #friendships #loneliness

I cannot encourage any fabrication even for the sake of making people feel good. If I were to fabricate consciously and knowingly, I would not only be ordaining myself their enemy, but also ordaining myself God's enemy. ↗

— Criss Jami

#christianity #enemies #fabrications #facts #flattery

The difference between a friend and an enemy is friendliness. ↗

— Frank Delaney

#frank-delaney #friend #friendliness #friendship #the-matchmaker-of-kenmare