Come what may, I have been blest.
The dome of thought, the palace of the soul.
As long as I retain my feeling and my passion for Nature, I can partly soften or subdue my other passions and resist or endure those of others.
This is to be along; this, this is solitude!
In commitment, we dash the hopes of a thousand potential selves.
I have a notion that gamblers are as happy as most people - being always excited.