Whatever peace I know rests in the natural world, in feeling myself a part of it, even in a small way.
Don't forget that compared to a grownup person every baby is a genius.
What is destructive is impatience, haste, expecting too much too fast.
And I refuse to feel guilty about not letter-writing either. There are times when one can, times when one can't. In the times when an enormous amount of living is going on, one can't.
in the very long run any success devours - and perhaps also corrupts.
Nobody stays special when they're old, Anna. That's what we have to learn.