Quotes from Illusions

Read Illusions - The adventures of a reluctant Messiah, by Richard Bach - the author of Johnathan Livingston Seagull. Not sure if it is the subject or the way the book is written, I was not too impressed with it. However the author had some very interesting quotes, like the ones below:

• Quit anything you want, if you change your mind about doing it. Its better than keeping the job and hating it.

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

• If you want freedom and joy so much, can't you see its not anywhere outside of you. Say you have it, and you have it. Act as if its yours and it is.

• Live never to be ashamed if anything you do or say is published around the world - Even if what is published is not true

• The best way to avoid responsibilities is to say "I've got responsibilities"

• There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts.

• Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours

• A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed. It feels an impulsion...this is the place to go now. But the sky knows the reasons and the patterns behind all clouds, and you will know too, when you lift yourself high enough to see beyond horizons.

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

• Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.

This one's my favourite:
Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If you're alive, it isn't.