Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.
When I am among the trees, especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the oaks and the pines, they give off such hints of gladness. I would almost say that they save me, and daily.
Jack London·1916I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Mary Oliver·2008Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.
Thomas à KempisThou oughtest in every deed and thought so to order thyself, as if thou wert to die this day.
