“It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys.”
― Wind, Sand and Stars
― Wind, Sand and Stars
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
― The Little Prince
― The Little Prince
“You’ll be bothered from time to time by storms, fog, snow. When you are, think to yourself, ‘What they could do, I can do.”
― Wind, Sand and Stars
― Wind, Sand and Stars
“Behind all seen things lies something vaster; everything is but a path, a portal or a window opening on something other than iteself. ”
― Wind, Sand and Stars
― Wind, Sand and Stars
“To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible. It is to feel shame at the sight of what seems to be unmerited misery. It is to take pride in a victory won by one's comrades. It is to feel, when setting one's stone, that one is contributing to the building of the world.”
― Wind, Sand and Stars
― Wind, Sand and Stars
Simin’s 2024 Year in Books
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