This monster of a land, this mightiest of nations, this spawn of the future, turns out to be the macrocosm of microcosm me.
John SteinbeckFailure is a state of mind. It's like one of those sand traps an ant lion digs. You keep sliding back. Takes one hell of a jump to get out of it.
John SteinbeckIt is better to sit in appreciative contemplation of a world in which beauty is eternally supported on a foundation of ugliness: cut out the support, and beauty will sink from sight.
John Steinbeck