“Is there anything surprising in one who passes from divine contemplations to the evil state of man, misbehaving himself in a ridiculous manner; if, while his eyes are blinking and before he has become accustomed to the surrounding darkness, he is compelled to fight in courts of law, or in other places, about the images or the shadows of images of justice, and is endeavouring to meet the conceptions of those who have never yet seen absolute justice?” Republic

“Pain was something one had to die with. It was something that left no strength in the arms, in the head, and destroyed even the courage to turn the head from side to side on the pillow.” My Sweet Orange Tree

Only the thoughts that we live out have any value. Demian

The greatest adventure is what lies ahead, Today and tomorrow are yet to be said, The chances, the changes are all yours to make, The mold of your life is in your hands to break. The Hobbit