The credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena,

who strive valiantly;

who know the great enthusiasms,

the great devotions,

and spend themselves in a worthy cause;

who at best know the triumph of high achievement;

and who, at worst, if they fail,

fail while daring greatly,

so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

— Teddy Roosevelt

We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.

— Kurt Vonnegut

• Sorrow Prepares You For Joy
  Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden beneath… Read more: Sorrow Prepares You For Joy
• Do Not Sell Your Soul In Exchange Of Anything
  Do not sell your soul in exchange of anything, this is the only thing you have brought into this world and the only thing you can take back. — Rumi
• But, Do You Miss The Way Those Lies Tasted?
  You miss his touch, the way his hands held you, the way his lips became one with yours, the way the lust swelled in his eyes when he looked at you. But, do you miss the way those lies tasted? — Pierre Alex Jeanty from poem Flirting with Lust
• Grieving Is Like Having Broken Ribs
  Grieving is like having broken ribs. On the outside you look fine. But with every breath, it hurts. — Anonymous What is my need for you during the light If I couldn’t find you in the darkness. — Kahlil Gibran
• I Have Just Realized That The Stakes Are Myself
  I have just realized that the stakes are myselfI have no otherransom money, nothing to break or barter but my lifemy spirit measured out, in bits, spread overthe roulette table — Diane di Prima from poem Revolutionary Letter #1