"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference."
—Reinhold Niebuhr
Unknown: "You can either complain..."
"You can either complain that roses have thorns, or rejoice that thorn bushes bear roses."
—Unknown
—Unknown
Elisabeth Tova Bailey: "We are all hostages..."
"We are all hostages of time. We each have the same number of minutes and hours to live within a day..."
Elisabeth Tova Bailey: "Survival often depends on..."
"Survival often depends on a specific focus: a relationship, a belief, or a hope balanced on the edge of possibility."
—Elisabeth Tova Bailey, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
Elisabeth Tova Bailey: "One has to respect..."
"One has to respect the preferences of another creature, no matter its size..."
Elisabeth Tova Bailey: "Given the ease with..."
"Given the ease with which health infuses life with meaning and purpose, it is shocking how swiftly illness steals away those certainties."
Edward O. Wilson: "The crucial first step..."
"The crucial first step to survival in all organism is habitat selection. If you get to the right place, everything else is likely to be easier."
Edward O. Wilson: "The nature world is..."
"The nature world is the refuge of the spirit... richer even than human imagination."
Lisa Cholodenko: "It's already hard enough..."
"It's already hard enough to open your heart in this world... Don't make it any harder."
John Steinbeck: "I believe a strong..."
"I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is almost indestructible."
—John Steinbeck, East of Eden
—John Steinbeck, East of Eden
Daniel Quinn: "Something better than civilization..."
"Something BETTER than civilization is waiting for us. Something much better - unless you're one of those rare individuals who just loves dragging stones."
—Daniel Quinn, Beyond Civilization
—Daniel Quinn, Beyond Civilization
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