“SEEING BELIEVINGwhat’s in front of youis not necessarilythe entire story”

“Nobody reads poetry anymoreSo who the hell are youI see bent over this book?”

“If you see everything through hovercams and feed stories, you wind up blind to what's right in front of you.”

“Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what’s happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what’s happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self.”

“If you read stories, you get to see the entire world. And not just the stories you find in books and film, but the stories of strangers sitting next to you on the subway or in an ordinary restaurant. You can find the world in your own story, too - you just have to keep your eyes open.”

“To live without youis to be robbed of loveand what is life without it?To live without youis death to me, my lovebut some call it life.”