Rise

“If the act of love is so dangerous, why do people risk so much for it?”
― Helene Wecker, The Golem and the Jinni

“Do you think that I count the days? There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre

“That luminous part of you that exists beyond personality–your soul, if you will–is as bright and shining as any that has ever been....Clear away everything that keeps you separate from this secret luminous place. Believe it exists, come to know it better, nurture it, share its fruits tirelessly.”
― George Saunders

“Love is a capricious creature which desires everything and can be contented with almost nothing.”
― Madeleine de Scudéry