Peter Vegel

“In that sense of loss two streams mingled. One was the historian’s yearning to hang onto everything, write everything down, to try to keep everything from slipping away, and the historian’s joy in retrieving out of archives and interviews what was almost forgotten, almost out of reach forever. But the other stream is the common experience that too many things are vanishing without replacement in our time. At any given moment the sun is setting someplace on earth, and another day is slipping away largely undocumented as people slide into dreams that will seldom be remembered when they awaken. Only the continuation of abundance makes loss sustainable, makes it natural. There are more sunrises coming, but even dreams could be emptied out.”
― Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost

“Before we can do anything, we must be able to imagine it.”
― Gordon Livingston, Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now

“Misschien gunt elk elk klein of groot gesprek ons een reset, die je gevoel van begrenzing even naar de achtergrond doet verdwijnen, of alleszins wat ruimer maakt. We zijn ook afhankelijk van die uitwisseling met anderen, die je tijdelijk buiten jezelf in een groter geheel plaatst, die je even van jezelf ontheft. Van jezelf verlost, zou ik bijna zeggen. Misschien is dat ook een vorm van vrijheid.”
― Greet Van Thienen, De stuntelende mens

“When we think about the things that alter our lives in a moment, nearly all of them are bad: phone calls in the night, accidents, loss of jobs or loved ones, conversations with doctors bearing awful news. In fact, apart from a last-second touchdown, unexpected inheritance, winning the lottery, or a visitation from God, it is hard to imagine sudden good news. Virtually all the happiness-producing processes in our lives take time, usually a long time: learning new things, changing old behaviors, building satisfying relationships, raising children. This is why patience and determination are among life’s primary virtues.”
― Gordon Livingston, Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now