Gap Quotes

So the swallow flew over the great city, and saw the rich making merry in their beautiful houses, while the beggars were sitting at the gates. He flew into dark lanes, and saw the white faces of starving children looking out listlessly at the black streets...

In reality, we live in everyone. I live in you. You live in me. There is no gap, no distance. We all are eternally one.

There is a gap between the mind and the world, and (as far as anybody knows) you need to posit internal representations if you are to have a hope of getting across it. Mind the gap. You’ll regret it if you don't.

When we fail to reflect on the undercurrents of the circumstances of our life, we may have permanent misgivings about the quality of our interpretations. A lucid reading of our acts and our desires helps us to avoid tumbling into a frustrating gap between what we expect and what others expect. (“Alors, tout a basculé”)

A paucity of material can open up just as many possibilities.

Stop the poverty! Where do they think they are going?!

Believing there is a bridge from where you are to where you want to go is 99% of the battle. The other 1% is to cross it.