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He died that day because his body had served its purpose. His soul had done what it came to do, learned what it came to learn, and then was free to leave.
Garth Stein
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Garth Stein
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: December 6
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We are the creators of our own destiny.
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The sun rises every day. What is to love? Lock the sun in a box. Force the sun to overcome adversity in order to rise. Then we will cheer! I will often admire beautiful sunrise, but I will never consider the sun a champion for having risen.
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Those monkey-thumbs were meant for dogs. Give me my thumbs, you fu**ing monkeys!
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Any problems that may occur have ultimately been caused by you, because you are responsible for where you are and what you are doing there.
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In documentary films, you're a storyteller using found objects. You still have to have a story arc and all the elements that make a good story. It really helped me mature as a storyteller.
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This is a rule of racing: No race has ever been won in the first corner many have been lost there.
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But what is worse, smelling the roast and not feasting, or not smelling the roast at all?
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Did he understand, as those interminable minutes ticked by, that being alone is not the same as being lonely? That being alone is a neutral stateā¦ something that exists only in the mind, not in the world, and, like a virus, is unable to survive without a willing host?
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Anyone who has a dog knows that they have some very deep thoughts, that they have moods and emotions, they get their feelings hurt. It's not a far reach to give them opinions and values and long-term desires.
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That which we manifest is before us we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.
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You should shine with all of your light all the time.
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In Seattle we live among the trees and the waterways, and we feel we are rocked gently in the cradle of life. Our winters are not cold and our summers are not hot and we congratulate ourselves for choosing such a spectacular place to rest our heads.
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I hear hundreds of years of life. I hear wind and rain and fire and beetles. I hear the seasons changing and birds and squirrels. I hear the life of the trees this wood came from.
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That which you manifest is before you. The visible becomes inevitable. Your car goes where your eyes go.
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We are all afforded our physical existence so we can learn about ourselves.
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People speak of a will to live. They rarely speak of a will to die. Because people are afraid of death. Death is dark and unknown and frightening. But not for me. It is not the end.
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Can we not will ourselves to achieve the impossible? Can we not use the power of our life force to change something: one small thing, one insignificant moment, one breath, one gesture? Is there nothing we can do to change what is around us?
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The human language, as precise as it is with its thousands of words, can still be so wonderfully vague.
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