The Calm, A Human Strategy by Matt Berry, aphorism 354
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The Calm: I do not need symbols or metaphors ... anymore than I need thoughts or spirits. I set these aside for story telling. What I need is my own territory, great health, stimuli toward life, an ascending network of habits, objects strategically placed, and most of all, courage and stamina to grip a new repetition, grip all necessary change until a lower frequency of instability hums with engineered precision, presenting to thought its gleaming possibilities.