having enough space to daydream is as essential to the soul as oxygen is to the body.

falling in love (the ‘Emperor of emotions’) is enough to make life worth living, even if only once and even if only briefly.

the Endgame in life is transcending the ego and merging with the Absolute.

the greatest curse is to live with a flattened emotional landscape, unable (and perhaps uninterested) to experience the depths and full spectrum of life.

the most fulfilling social life is found among authentic people in pretentious places.

we are here to acquire and cultivate inner and outer riches, inner and outer beauty.

nostalgia is not a call to return to the past, but an invitation to revisit the memory, immortalize it through art, and give its lingering presence a form worthy of being honoured.

the ability to perceive multiple layers in the seemingly ordinary is what makes the world feel magical.

the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. (William Blake)

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