“Don’t go out in the woods, don’t go out,” they said.
“Why not? Why should I not go out in the woods tonight?” she asked.
“A big wolf lives there who eats humans such as you. Don’t go out in the woods, don’t go out. We mean it.”
Naturally she went out.
If you don’t go out in the woods, nothing will ever happen and your life will never begin.
from “The Wolf’s Eyelash” by C.P. Estes
Trying to explain the Aristotelian identity principle to some bright students in Galati 🙂
“The ability to make commitments and keep them is what defines your value as a person” – Bruno Medicina
“Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.”
F. Schiller
“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“We are all filled with a longing for the wild. There are few culturally sanctioned antidotes for this yearning. We were taught to feel shame for such a desire. We grew our hair long and used it to hide our feelings. But the shadow of the Wild Woman still lurks behind us during our days and in our nights. No matter where we are, the shadow that trots behind us is definitely four-footed.” —Clarissa Pinkola Estes
“Quite an experience to live in fear, isn’t it? That’s what it is to be a slave.
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
All those moments will be lost in time… like tears in rain…
Time to die. ”
Android final monologue from Blade Runner (1982)
“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.” — Rumi
“You were born with potential.
You were born with goodness and trust.
You were born with ideals and dreams.
You were born with greatness.
You were born with wings.
You are not meant for crawling, so don’t.
You have wings.
Learn to use them and fly!”
Rumi
“Everyone who is taken by death asks for more time, while everyone who still has time makes excuses for procrastination.” – Ali ibn Abu Talib
