Whenever you do something that is not aligned with the yearning or your soul—you create suffering.
Stories are the only enchantment possible, for when we begin to see our suffering as a story, we are saved.
There is no denying that we are suffering from a collective neurosis and the novel which does not face this is not a novel of our time.
Since desire always goes towards that which is our direct opposite, it forces us to love that which will make us suffer.
Self-destructive patterns cause as much suffering as outer catastrophes.