"All the pathos and irony of leaving one's youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel: one knows that the first joy can never be recovered, and the wise traveller learns not to repeat successes but tries new places all the time."

-- Paul Fussell

#Wise Quotes #Travel Quotes #Joy Quotes

“I still love coming into work everyday after so many years working as an actress. I've been working more or less continuously and I find I have to really want to do the project to make it work because you have to put such an enormous amount of effort into it.”
“True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the profound desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God.”
“Give me a child for the first 5 years of his life and he will be mine forever.”
“Coordinating the retreat was important too, so important that Jiaan had assigned Aram as Fasal's assistant, to be sure he didn't overlook anything important. Like the fact that they were supposed to retreat.”

Source : Hilari Bell (2008). “Forging the Sword”, p.55, Simon and Schuster
“The precise instant of creation is when you choose the subject. (meaning that the essential thing occurs at the moment when he, the photographer, meets the reality he wishes to capture.”
“You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars guides you too.”
“Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.”
“I feel like when the songwriting slows, I'd love to help others with their records. If it's something I really believe in, it's worth the effort.”

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