Oct 03, 2006 12:05
The farther behind I leave the past, the closer I am to forging my own character. - Isabelle Eberhardt
The Past is to be respected and acknoledged, but not to be worshiped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness. - Pierre Trudeau
You're alive. Do something. The directive in life, the moral imperative was so uncomplicated. It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It sounded like this: Look. Listen. Choose. Act. - Barbara Hall, A Summons to New Orleans, 2000
I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them. - Jane Austen
The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt. - Thomas Merton