Believing in our goals to the point of acting upon them as though they are real already is the ultimate read more

Believing in our goals to the point of acting upon them as though they are real already is the ultimate test of our faith and faithfulness -- and the ultimate trigger for their realization when the time is right.

Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.

Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.

It isn't enough for your heart to break because everybody's heart is broken now.

It isn't enough for your heart to break because everybody's heart is broken now.

In private grief with careless scorn. In public seem to triumph and not to mourn.

In private grief with careless scorn. In public seem to triumph and not to mourn.

I guess when your heart gets broken you sort of start to see cracks in everything. I'm convinced that tragedy read more

I guess when your heart gets broken you sort of start to see cracks in everything. I'm convinced that tragedy wants to harden us and our mission is never to let it.

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of read more

Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.

There are no tragedies, just facts not recognized in time.

There are no tragedies, just facts not recognized in time.

While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us read more

While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die -- whether it is our spirit, our creativity or our glorious uniqueness

Disaster is a natural part of my evolution. Toward tragedy and dissolution.

Disaster is a natural part of my evolution. Toward tragedy and dissolution.