There is nothing truly serious in life. All words sound hollow when one listens to them carefully.
Alexandra David-NeelOne must be very strong, or very stupid, or completely exhausted to face life with indifference.
Alexandra David-NeelAll things are aggregations of atoms that dance & by their movement produce sound. When the rhythm of the dance changes, the sound it produces also changes... Each atom perpetually sings its song, and the sound at every moment creates dense subtle forms.
Alexandra David-NeelWho knows the flower best? - the one who reads about it in a book, or the one who finds it wild on the mountainside?
Alexandra David-Neel