i will show you fear in a handful of dust." t.s. eliot we don't actually fear death, we fear that no one will notice our absence, that we will disappear without a trace.

The end is in the beginning.

Humor is also a way of saying something serious.

Old men ought to be explorers.

Love is most nearly itself When here and now cease to matter.

For I have known them all already, known them all— Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.

Before a cat will condescend to treat you as a trusted friend, some little token of esteem is needed, like a dish of cream.