All Inspirations in Books

'The Nature of Ice'

'Capricious, the nature of ice; as impetuous as faithless deeds. So easy to forget that sea ice is only a veneer, inherently flawed, skin-deep as desire, so transitory as to be scattered out to sea, displaced by ocean, dispersed by wind - gone in the lapse of a day.'

'The Prophet' by Kahil Gibran

'The Prophet' by Kahil Gibran

A book of poetry or a book of wisdom or a blend of these and many other things, I cannot say for sure.

'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' by Robert Pirsig

'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' by Robert Pirsig

"Other people can talk about how to expand the destiny of mankind. I just want to talk about how to fix a motorcycle. I think that what I have to say has more lasting value." Robert Pirsig

'Way of the Peaceful Warrior' by Dan Millman

'Way of the Peaceful Warrior' by Dan Millman

Though I perhaps am not as influenced by this book as I once was, I include it here as an interesting read, for reasons of personal nostalgia and also for the qualities of one character in particular that is central to the book.

'Ishmael' by Daniel Quinn

'Ishmael' by Daniel Quinn

Like all books I have enjoyed, I am loathe to try and explain them to people, as I suspect we all see different things in what we read, or at least how we interpret what we read.

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