Words worth keeping

The quote collection.

Reminders for brave starts, creative days, and the moments when you need a little push.

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“If there is a meaning in life at all, then there must be a meaning in suffering. Suffering is an ineradicable part of life, even as fate and death.”

“A life spent chasing the mythical state of being able to do everything is less meaningful than a life of focusing on a few things that count.”

“If several directions seem captivating, consider crafting more than one experiment at a time. Working on several often brings about a healthy sense of detachment.”

“Self-respect is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has a price.”

“Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”

“The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.”

“When we criticize others, we can’t help but notice the bad in ourselves. But when we look for the good in others, we start to see the best in ourselves too.”