Anyhow, the older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I’m far more moved by authenticity. Attempts at originality can often feel forced and precious, but authenticity has...
And when you sense a faint potentiality for happiness after such dark times you must grab onto the ankles of that happiness and not let go until it drags you face-first out of the dirt - this is not s...
And this commitment of ours—consciously devoid of official commitment—felt miraculous in its liberation.
And experience had already instructed Henry that learning things gave a person advantage over other people
Also, he detested people who bought fast horses that they were unskilled to ride. Furthermore, he detested: recreational sailing vessels; surveyors; cheaply made shoes; French (the language, the food,...
Also, I could finally sleep. And this was the real gift, because when you cannot sleep, you cannot get yourself out of the ditch--there's not a chance.
Alma learned that her father drank out of bottles in the evening, and that those bottles sometimes contained danger (raised voices; banishment), but could also contain miracles—such
All I know for certain is that this is how I want to spend my life—collaborating to the best of my ability with forces of inspiration that I can neither see, nor prove, nor command, nor understand. It...
After all, he says, beauty attracts beauty.
A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake.
A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of contr...
A sad-faced Russian woman tells us she's treating herself to Italian lessons because I think I deserve something beautiful.
A maior parte da Humanidade tem os olhos cheios de poeira da desilusão que nunca verão a verdade, por mais ajudas que tenham. Outras pessoas já são tão perspicazes e calmas que não precisam de instruç...
A friend took me to the most amazing place the other day. It's called the Augusteum. Octavian Augustus built it to house his remains. When the barbarians came they trashed it a long with everything el...
Never delude yourself into believing that you require someone else's blessing (or even their comprehension) in order to make your own creative work. And always remember that people's judgments about y...
While it’s lovely to be childlike in your pursuit of creativity, in other words, it’s dangerous to be childish.)
If I am truly to become an autonomous woman, then I must take over that role of being my own guardian...I not only have to become my own husband, but I need to be my own father, too.
¿Qué sucedería al crear una vida lo bastante expansiva como para poder sincronizar varios contrarios incongruentes en un esquema vital que no excluyera nada? Mi verdad era exactamente la que había con...
Within
We must find the patience and resignation to endure our challenges as they arise to meet us.