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Bad Dreams
"Huge and mighty forms that do not live like living men, moved slowly through the mind by day and were trouble to my dreams." – Wordsworth, Resolution and Independence "The world of men is dreaming, it has gone mad in … Continue reading
Butterfly
"Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrests his own development. A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would never become a butterfly." – Andre Gide "I do not know whether I was then … Continue reading
Daydream
"Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives." – William Dement "Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night." … Continue reading
Eyes
"My eyes are an ocean in which my dreams are reflected." – Anna M. Uhlich "I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again." – Sylvia Plath "A penny will … Continue reading
Individuality
"Be yourself. The world worships the original." – Ingrid Bergman "Do you want to be a power in the world? Then be yourself." – Ralph Waldo "To be nobody-but-yourself – in a world which is doing its best, night and … Continue reading
Insomnia
"It's at night, when perhaps we should be dreaming, that the mind is most clear, that we are most able to hold all our life in the palm of our skull. I don't know if anyone has ever pointed out … Continue reading
Listening
"I know perfectly well that at this moment the whole universe is listening to us, and that every word we say echoes to the remotest star." – Jean Giraudoux, The Madwoman of Chaillot "Everything has been said before, but since … Continue reading
Seed
"'What is a human being, then?' 'A seed.' 'A… seed?' 'An acorn that is unafraid to destroy itself in growing into a tree'" – David Zindell, The Broken God "You never know how many apples there are in a seed." … Continue reading
