It’s the people we hardly know, and not our closest friends, who will improve our lives most dramatically

Doing something later is not automatically the same as doing something better

The more you use your brain, the more brain you will have to use. "—George A. Dorsey, anthropologist

I wasn't scared of losing my past. i was scared of losing my future.

As we age, we feel less like leaves and more like trees. We have roots that ground us and sturdy trunks that may sway, but don't break, in the wind.

When we make choices, we open ourselves up to hard work and failure and heartbreak, so sometimes it feels easier not to know, not to choose, and not to do. But it isn't.

I think part of making any decision in your twenties is realizing there is no twenty-four flavor table. It's a myth.

Life stories with themes of ruin can trap us. Life stories that are triumphant can transform us.

The more you use your brain, the more brain you will have to use. "—George A. Dorsey, anthropologist

I was too much in solitude, and consequently was obliged to be in continual burning of thought, as an only resource.

Nothing in life was as precious as this woman. It never would be. I’d found my happiness.

I spent a long time learning how to construct clothes, which is important to do before you can deconstruct them.

actually, adv. Perhaps; possibly.

If your best friend's feeling tearful, Try not to be too cheerful. Just let her fill your ear full Of sad tales by the score. And when she is through, She'll feel as good as.

when the day comes that I kneel by your bedside and see your eyes close, or you kneel by mine, it must be that the one who waits behind shall know the parting is not all.

What is the holding of breath? It is a flight from the Self, it is a temporary escape from the torment of Self. It is a temporary palliative against the pain and folly of life.

I'm as clean as the days are long.

Real progress comes from people.