Straight ahead you can't go very far.

For I do not want any one to read my book carelessly. I have suffered too much grief in setting down these memories. Six years have already passed since my friend went away from me, with his sheep. If I try to describe him here, it is to make sure that I shall not forget him. To forget a friend is sad. Not every one has had a friend. And if I forget him, I may become like the grown-ups who are no longer interested in anything but figures.

What does tamed mean? It's something that's been too often neglected. It means to create ties.

It's useful because it's beautiful.

No single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born. It would be a bit too easy if we could go about borrowing ready-made souls.

Sometimes we behave as though there was something more important than life. But what?

In order to cure a feeling of malaise, you have to throw light on it.