“Should I be surprised that dangers which have always surrounded me should at last attack me? A great part of mankind, when about to sail, do not think of a storm. I shall never be ashamed of a reporter of bad news in a good cause.”— Seneca, On Tranquility of the Mind
“Withdraw into yourself, as far as you can. Associate with those who will make a better man of you. Welcome those whom you yourself can improve. The process is mutual; for men learn while they teach.”— Seneca, Moral Letters to Lucilius
Anaïs Nin, from “Delta Of Venus,” originally published c. August 1977
“You must observe the risings of the Sun and the changings of the Moon, because to everything there is a reason.”— Margaret Atwood, from “The Year of the Flood,” published c. 2009
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Mahmoud Darwish, from Almond Blossom & Beyond: Poems; “Happy, I Know Not Why,”
“Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let them live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.”
~ Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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“I’m afraid that my mind isn’t safe. I’m afraid that I’m not safe.”— Alice Notley, from “In The Pines,” originally published c. January 2007
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