It is not the mystery of  life which stunts man and does not beguile  him to further thought.  It is the work involved.

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It is not easy for Wendy to become Tinkerbell in one fell swoop.  Not without destroying Peter Pan in that fell swoop.

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Statistics are meant to sell beer and not to legislate the human spirit.

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What seems like a tragedy in the absurd and obscure indeed is a well thought out and prescribed drama.

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It is the lighted candle that sparks the heavens.

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Live and become that dream where you make a difference in a world that makes no difference.

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Bless the good day and blow the winds of fear as far from the ends of the Earth.  The alternative is more of the same in a place where progress is not so swift.

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Wait not for death.  Be vigilant only of life in all its forms, in its entirety.  Embrace it all.

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One cannot break a will which heralds its own functioning and its own existence.

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When nothing is taken from our leisure  to add to our proportion,  it is debauchery and decadence.  We have license to steal from ourselves the only thing we have at the moment and that is time.

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The hardest commandment to fulfil is the one to love one’s neighbor because it presumes one’s love for oneself.

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It is sometimes necessary to be abrupt or we lose our 30 second audience.  We know the perilous times.

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You have carved a piece out of the night sky and you stand alone on the jetty in the universal sea.  Who will you ask to dance on the ceiling?  I would be honored if you ask me.

 

artwork by Claudia Hallissey