The searing light of morningAsks unwelcome questions, Fragile hopes soon blistered by daylight.

Be content to love, to dazzle in the light, If only for moments… And then be gone, With gladness in your heart, Before the creeping shadows Claim too much your sadness at leaving.

Ours was such a delicious risk. My being abruptly and altogether Ecstatic and be-stilled.

On the canvas of life, Every sweep of the brush matters, Counts for something.

Sense how Even the smooth stones ache With stories of their own In the shuddering light of day.

The searing light of morning Asks unwelcome questions, Fragile hopes soon blistered by daylight.

Be brave enough to never yearn For that you cannot hold close In your heart forever. Tread lightly, cherish compassion And live in the moment without fear.

Ultimately not one amongst us Will ever be denied that, The glimmer of a chance to shine.

I am sad, like the hot dust on the streets And the music of fresh fallen leaves Caught in a sliding summer breeze.

Sublime moments refracted, Even if only for seconds, Caught forever in your soul.

Nothing that truly matters Can ever evaporate, Be excised, Burnt out of your soul.

The only means by which one could attain complete happiness is to avoid living in constant expectation of it. It's the expectation that causes our unhappiness and consequent bitterness about life

Now be sincere; did you admire me for my impertinence?" "For the liveliness of your mind, I did.

Night is the other half of life, and the better half.

A man's shortcomings are taken from his epoch; his virtues and greatness belong to himself.

He that counts all cost will never put plough in the earth.

Our feeling is that the status quo often gets a boost and this is the new status quo.

The joke is the purest, most essential form of storytelling. Every word has to count.

Prosperity belongs to those who learn new things the fastest.

Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.

The only way for us to have long-term happiness is to live by our highest ideals.