Label Lost

“It was evident that colitis suited her far better than appendicitis, her face had lost its languid pallour and her big eyes sparkled with youth.”
― Axel Munthe, The Story of San Michele

“To give something up is to seek one’s own assumed advantage, one’s apparently preferred pleasure, but in an economy that we mostly can’t comprehend, or, like all economies, predict.”
― Adam Phillips, On Giving Up

“And instead of smelling like burnt diesel, my exhaust smells like French fries, popcorn, and doughnuts, which causes women on diets to follow me everywhere I go.”
― Willie Nelson, The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart

“To know you have enough is to be rich. —The Tao Te Ching”
― Willie Nelson, The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart