“Midway along the journey of our life
I woke to find myself in a dark wood,
for I had wandered off from the straight path.
How hard it is to tell what it was like,
this wood of wilderness, savage and stubborn
(the thought of it brings back all my old fears),
a bitter place! Death could scarce be bitterer.
But if I would show the good that came of it
I must talk about things other than the good.”
―
I woke to find myself in a dark wood,
for I had wandered off from the straight path.
How hard it is to tell what it was like,
this wood of wilderness, savage and stubborn
(the thought of it brings back all my old fears),
a bitter place! Death could scarce be bitterer.
But if I would show the good that came of it
I must talk about things other than the good.”
―
“Be a little kinder than you have to.”
― We Were Liars
― We Were Liars
“Our capacity for self-delusion appears almost infinite.”
― The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris
― The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris
“The dance between darkness and light will always remain— the stars and the moon will always need the darkness to be seen, the darkness will just not be worth having without the moon and the stars.”
―
―
“if
the ocean
can calm itself,
so can you.
we
are both
salt water
mixed with
air.”
―
the ocean
can calm itself,
so can you.
we
are both
salt water
mixed with
air.”
―
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