I do not know what so attracted me to him—those who say that certain souls recognize each other instantly and cling to one another inexplicably are right.

“The first principle in love is to have a sense for one another, and the highest principle, faith in each other. Devotion is the expression of faith, and pleasure can animate and whet the senses, though it can’t, as is commonly believed, create them. Therefore sensuality can deceive bad people into believing for a short time that they might love each other.”

“When we are unhurried and wise, we perceive that only great and worthy things have any permanent and absolute existence, that petty fears and petty pleasures are but the shadow of the reality.”

We are all museums of fear.

Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be?

Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.

There may be more beautiful times, but this one is ours.