Caught my eye…

quality has no discernable metric

-miter

“People need trouble -- a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. Artists do; I don't mean you need to live in a rat hole or gutter, but you have to learn fortitude, endurance. Only vegetables are happy.” - William Faulkner

“I kept my idea a secret from anyone who could not directly help to move it forward. That was my gut instinct at the time, but it’s now one of the best pieces of advice I have to give. Ideas are the most vulnerable at the moment you have them; that’s also the time people are most inclined to run around seeking validation from everyone they know.

- Observe, but don't absorb.

- Love, but don't depend.

- Want, but don't need.

- Feel, but don't dwell.

- Give, but don't expect.

- Speak, but don't hurt.

"Listen. Are you breathing just a little and calling it a life?"

— Mary Oliver

You cannot amplify complete silence