Leafy Quotes

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The newest book quotes in the Leafy Quotes collection — passages readers have just added, each with its author, book and the page it came from.

  1. It seemed, pondered the inspector, that no sooner did you give a man a car than he wanted to drive somewhere and do something.

  2. “Do you feel free?”

    “I feel like I’ve lost too much.”

    “Freedom can feel that way.”

    p. 240

  3. “My father never did anything else after that,” Valerie said. “Mostly, he became a drunk. But a man only needs one thing to be proud of. It will carry him through the rest of his life.”

    p. 216

  4. In one book, your father is a hero. In another book, he is a monster. The men who don’t have books written about them have it easier.

    p. 65

  5. Nourished people, people who love and care for themselves, are also more efficient and nicer to be around. When you give yourself permission to relax, people will feel more relaxed around you; your environment will become more harmonious. Balance—between work and pleasure, giving and receiving, seriousness and levity—creates a happy healthy life.

  6. The universe assigned the tasks of speaking and kissing to the lips because there is never a need to do both at the same time.

    p. 150

  7. Quantum wellness isn't about deprivation and it's not about perfection. It is about pointing yourself in the direction of growth, training yourself to get comfortable with your highest potential, and then taking small steps to support that shift. It's about showing up for yourself, day by day, and then one day finding that you've undergone a transformation.

  8. Every little thing you do adds up and before you know it you've created your life. And how you create your life ripples out and affects everyone and everything that crosses your path, known or unknown to you.

  9. What did you expect? the core asked me. No, I asked that of myself. Another projection. My desperation to ascribe personality and will to capricious outcomes of chaos. The true kings of the world, elements and particles, had no agenda except movement.

    p. 152

  10. Thus we never see the true State of our Condition, till it is illustrated to us by its Contraries; nor know how to value what we enjoy, but by the want of it.

    p. 239

  11. Death would be so much easier to dance with if it weren’t surrounded by the clutter of civilization.

    p. 126

  12. Being of use to the world doesn’t always mean having your name in the papers...My plea to you is, think beyond celebrity. Do you think Tesla cared if he had his picture taken? Think of whether you’re any good to anyone, truly.

    p. 139