It's so hard to be living not only in constant limbo, but with this level of hyper-vigilance that no matter what you do, there are outside factors that can wreck your life with a blink of an eye.
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The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent.
John Haynes Holmes — A Sensible Man's View of Religion
The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. To dig for treasures shows not only impatience and greed, but lack of faith. Patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh — Gift from the Sea
The demand for continuity is the death of the soul, which thrives on change. And what is true of the soul is true of the society which the soul has made in its image.
Herbert Read — The Grass Roots of Art