Is there life before death?
You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.
You have to recognize when the right place and the right time fuse and take advantage of that opportunity. There are plenty of opportunities out there. You can't sit back and wait.
If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe.
My head rang like a gong.
You need only claim the event of your life to make yourself yours. When you truly possess all you have been and done, which may take some time, you are fierce with reality.
I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer.