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"Murphy was an optimist!"

Of Grasshoppers May 31, 2010 10:14 am

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Student: Have you ever really wanted something?
Master: Have you ever really pursued it?

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Of Grasshoppers May 28, 2010 11:14 am

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Student: So heavy.
Master: Build strength.

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Of Grasshoppers May 20, 2010 4:34 pm

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Student: Why can I not go back and correct my mistakes?
Master: Because now you must deal with the consequences.

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Of Grasshoppers May 20, 2010 2:53 pm

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Student: I do not like who I have become.
Master: You are as you have always been.

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Of Grasshoppers May 14, 2010 9:00 am

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Student: If but e’vr so briefly, I experienced normalcy.
Master: What’s that?

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Of Grasshoppers April 29, 2010 4:36 pm

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Student: I never wanted to be the enemy.
Master: You can still be friendly.

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Of Grasshoppers April 28, 2010 8:11 am

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Student: I don’t care anymore.
Master: No one else will either.

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Of Grasshoppers April 27, 2010 10:07 am

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Student: In retrospect, I did it all wrong.
Master: What about all you haven’t done yet?

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Of Grasshoppers April 25, 2010 8:06 pm

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Student: This could be the last day of my life.
Master: This could be the first.

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Of Grasshoppers April 20, 2010 8:36 am

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Student: I feel like I am fighting my destiny.
Master: Are you doing what you want?

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Of Grasshoppers April 5, 2010 9:02 am

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Student: I am not in control today.
Master: Does one ever control the river? Just steer the boat.

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Of Grasshoppers January 31, 2010 5:42 pm

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Student: I am overwhelmed.
Master: Perhaps you do too much at once.

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Of Grasshoppers January 30, 2010 5:30 pm

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Student: I was very happy until I was told I wasn’t.
Master: With great effort, we climb to heights from which it is so easy to be knocked down.

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Of Grasshoppers January 20, 2010 6:23 pm

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Student: Correcting the results of my poor judgments is ridiculously difficult.
Master: Much easier to use good judgment in the first place.

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Of Grasshoppers January 12, 2010 9:11 pm

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Student: Look. A bus.
Master: Get out of the street!

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