We bear the world and we make it... There was never a great man who had not a great mother - it is hardly an exaggeration.
In the absences of a decent time machine, fiction remains the most sturdy vehicle for visiting other eras.
Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair.
If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot.
At the mention of the word mace, the guy looked scared and kind of melted back, though the crowd kept him moving forward.
If we fall, we don't need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to recommit, to be whole-hearted once again.
I?m telling you, things are getting out of hand. Or maybe I?m discovering that things were never in my hands.