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You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true.
You may have to work for it, however.

— Richard Bach Illusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977)

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Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true.

There's No Such Place As Far Away (1978)

As long as we believe in sequential time, we see becoming, instead of being. Beyond time, we're all one.

The Bridge Across Forever (1984)

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.

Illusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977)

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.

Illusions : The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977)

He wanted so much to ask, and he dared so little to know.

The Bridge Across Forever (1984)

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