Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical.
-John Fowles
Tag: wondrous days
“…wondrous days, surprising days” #28
Much of what I know of tenderness come from planting trees with my father.
-William Bryant Logan
“…wondrous days, surprising days” #29
The cure for anything is salt water-sweat, tears, or the sea.
-Isak Dineson
“…wondrous days, surprising days” #30
Perfectionism is a slow death. If everything were to turn out just like I would want it to, I would never experience anything new; my life would be an endless repetition of stale successes. When I make a mistake, I experience something unexpected.
-Hugh Rather
“…wondrous days, surprising days” #94
One must do more, think less, and not watch oneself live.
-Sebastian Roch Nicholas de Chamfort