"It is a unyielding truth that the moral compass points true only when freed from the magnetism of personal gain — an essential principle for the reflective life."

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Insight & Reflection

Words carry weight, and Gael Baudino's insight into character is no exception. It serves as a gentle reminder that amidst the chaos of modern life, timeless wisdom still holds the power to guide our decisions and clarify our values.

About Gael Baudino

Gael Baudino is a contemporary American fantasy author who also writes under the pseudonyms of Gael Kathryns, Gael A. Kathryns, K.M. Tonso, and G.A. Kathryns. She attended college at the University of Southern California. Sometime before 1994 she converted from Dianic Wicca and became a Quaker.
As Gael Kathryns she contributed several instructional articles about harping to the Folk Harp Journal during the 1990s.

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"Bravery is born the moment you decide your values outweigh your comforts. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

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"Habit is a second nature that destroys the first. But what is nature? Why is habit not natural? I am very much afraid that nature itself is only a first habit, just as habit is a second nature."

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"About morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after."

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