I've been thinking so much about writing as a gift to readers - and how newness of subject (place or topic or person) is one of the biggest gifts at our disposal.
First you fall in love with Antarctica, and then it breaks your heart.
Below the 40th latitude there is no law; below the 50th no god; below the 60th no common sense and below the 70th no intelligence whatsoever.
Historical analogy is the last refuge of people who can't grasp the current situation.
We are here to inscribe ourselves on the universe, and it is not inappropriate to remind ourselves of this when blank slates are given us.
The distinguishing mark of true adventures, is that it is often no fun at all while they are actually happening.
An excess of reason is itself a form of madness
Never have I thought that I was the happy possessor of a "talent;" my sole concern has been to save myself by work and faith.
Have dreamsgoals and never quit working toward achieving them.
But genius looks forward: the eyes of men are set in his forehead, not in his hindhead: man hopes: genius creates.
Yoga probably makes me a better person.