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“The times are urgent. Let us slow down.” —Bayo Akomolafe

Boldness be my friend.

William Shakespeare

Without music, life would be a blank to me.

Jane Austen
Emma

Five things on being astonished:

“It is an astonishment to be alive, and it behoves you to be astonished.” — Katherine Rundell, paraphrasing poet John Donne

“If you attend thoughtfully to what you already have, you need nothing more. It’s all here.” — Claire Messud

“Let me / keep my mind on what matters, / which is my work, / which is mostly standing

"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know

A beautiful quote from John O’Donahue, on friendship and conversations:

When was the last time you had a great conversation? A conversation that wasn’t just two intersecting monologues, but when you overheard yourself saying things you never knew you knew, that you heard yourself receiving from somebody words that found places within you that you th

Solitude is a condition of peace that stands in direct opposition to loneliness. Loneliness is like sitting in an empty room and being aware of the space around you. It is a condition of separateness. Solitude is becoming one with the space around you. It is a condition of union.

— Kent Nerburn

The hardest thing in the world is simplicity.

—James Baldwin

“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”

Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Fight for the things that you care about. But do it in a way that others will join you.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg