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2006dee Our toil must be in silence, and our efforts all in secret; for this enlightened age, when men believe not even what they see, the doubting of wise men would be his greatest strength. mankind silence men secret strength doubting efforts toil wise-men doubts strive effort Bram Stoker
6a84f93 What you're looking for is already inside you. You've heard this before, but the holy thing inside you really is that which causes you to seek it. You can't buy it, lease it, rent it, date it, or apply for it. The best job in the world can't give it to you. Neither can succes, or fame, or financial security - besides which, there ain't no such thing. spirit seeking strive Anne Lamott
0b843b0 "Still I promise myself, "Next time I will do better" in the all-too-human conceit that I will always be offered a "next time." time opportunity human improve strive chance conceit promise Robin Hobb
a89c56f The fight isn't over until you win it...That's all you have to remember. No matter what the other man thinks. lose over strive win Robin Hobb
0ef26c6 Life is a balance. We tend to forget that as we go blithely from day to day. We eat and drink and sleep and assume we will always rise up the next day, that meals and rest will always replenish us. Injuries we expect to heal, and pain to lessen as time goes by. Even when we are faced with wounds that heal more slowly, with pain that lessens by day only to return in full force at nightfall, even when sleep does not leave us rested, we still expect that somehow tomorrow will all come back into balance and that we will go on. At some point, the exquisite balance has tipped, and despite all our flailing efforts, we begin the slow fall from the body that maintains itself to the body that struggles, nails clawing, to cling to what it used to be. struggle time pain reality death life truth tomorrow strive balance body believe belief health decline effort fight Robin Hobb