"In the second half of life, the questions become: 'Who, apart from the roles you play, are you? What does the soul ask of you? Do you have the wherewithal to shift course, to deconstruct your painfully achieved identity, risking failure, marginalization and loss of collective approval?' No small task."

-- James Hollis

#Loss Quotes #Play Quotes #Soul Quotes

“First New York was a sort of provincial capital, bigger and richer than Manchester or Marseilles, but not much different in its essential spirit. Then, after the war, it became one among half a dozen world cities. Today it has the appearance of standing alone, as the center of culture in the part of the world that still tries to be civilized.”

Source : MALCOLM COWLEY (1967). “Think Back on Us”
“It has been said that beauty is a promise of happiness. Conversely, the possibility of pleasure can be a beginning of beauty.”
“The purpose of the poetry is not to dazzle us with an astonishing thought, but to make one moment of existence unforgettable and worthy of unbearable nostalgia.”
“In many cases, the authorities can't really prove if the person is in danger or not, because they can't send a person to Afghanistan to investigate each and every case.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“I see every chance of a long, confused and disorganizing civil war, and I feel no desire to take a hand therein.”
“Music sounds different to the one who plays it. It is the musician's curse.”
“The way forward is to stop pestering yourself for answers and let it, the creative part of your mind, come up with the solution when the time is right.”
“The critical question about regret is whether experience led to growth and new learning. Some people seem to keep on making the same mistakes, while others at least make new ones. Regret and remorse can be either paralyzing or inspiring. [p. 199]”

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