Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.

Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.

All of us have our troubles. But no matter how unhappy we are, life has to carry on.

All of us have our troubles. But no matter how unhappy we are, life has to carry on.

The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing. The main thing is to stand firm read more

The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing. The main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack.

If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our read more

If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our sorrow. We can grieve our lost loves, our lost youth, our lost health, our lost capacities. This is part of our humanness, part of the expression of our love for life.

You can make whatever you want out of your life, but first you have to not be afraid to try.

You can make whatever you want out of your life, but first you have to not be afraid to try.

I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, read more

I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, can make it. To those of you who have, welcome to life. I celebrate you.

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.

And how am I to face the odds Of man's bedevilment and God's? I, a stranger and afraid In a read more

And how am I to face the odds Of man's bedevilment and God's? I, a stranger and afraid In a world I never made.

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started read more

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.