By the next morning he had packed his bag, said that he did not want any part of our life together, including custody of our children, and then he walked out um and left the island and became someone I did not recognize.
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But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure, Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor, Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.
Kahlil Gibran
We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with a high and resolute courage. For ours is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the harness, striving mightily; let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.
Theodore Roosevelt — The Strenuous Life
It is not easy to say what is the matter with civilization; but clearly one of its chief defects is that it cannot take certainty for granted, because its members spend most of their time doubting everything, including themselves.
Simone Weil — The Need for Roots