Nathan Hoffman

“Time is the school in which we learn,
Time is the fire in which we burn.

(Calmly We Walk Through This April's Day)”
― Delmore Schwartz

“This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.”
― Alan Watts

“The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Very little worth knowing is taught by fear.”
― Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice