A hundred objective measurements didn't sum the worth of a garden; only the delight of its users did that.

Do it for yourself. The universe will be around to collect its cut later.

When the time comes to leap in faith whether you have your eyes open or closed or scream all the way down or not makes no practical difference.

Poets speak of hope in ladies smiles, but give me a smirk any day, I say.

I've always thought tests are a gift. And great tests are a great gift. To fail the test is a misfortune. But to refuse the test is to refuse the gift, and something worse, more irrevocable, than misfortune.

But pain seems to me an insufficient reason not to embrace life. Being dead is quite painless. Pain, like time, is going to come on regardless. Question is, what glorious moments can you win from life in addition to the pain?

Never argue with a pedant over nomenclature. It wastes your time and annoys the pedant.