He who does not see the angels and devils in the beauty and malice of life will be far removed from knowledge, and his spirit will be empty of affection.

You need to figure out what you want, Josh. If that means you need to swim against the tide to get it, at least youre aiming for something that could make you very happy.

Jay Asher

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

Benjamin Franklin

The only people you can really share certain things with in secret are your girlfriends.

Shirley Knight

The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours.

Bertrand Russell

Beauty as we feel it is something indescribable; what it is or what it means can never be said.

George Santayana

I hate the actor and audience business. An author should be in among the crowd, kicking their shins or cheering them on to some mischief or merriment.

D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

The test of an adventure is that when you're in the middle of it, you say to yourself, 'Oh, now I've got myself into an awful mess; I wish I were sitting quietly at home.' And the sign that something's wrong with you is when you sit quietly at home wishing you were out having lots of adventure.

Thornton Wilder

Sorrow is easy to express and so hard to tell.

Joni Mitchell

If your neighbor looks at you like they don't enjoy the key you're singing in, look right back, bless them, and keep on singing.

Odetta, Spoken live live at a co

Success is failure turned inside out.

Source Unknown

The best is the enemy of the good.

Voltaire

Often when He comes, He finds the soul occupied. Other guests are there, and He has to turn away. He cannot gain entry, for we love and desire other things; therefore, His gifts, which He is offering to everyone unceasingly, must remain outside.

Johannes Tauler