You wilfully ignore the small, gentle observations in life which you know are the most important.

You still don't know what you do well.

Your refusal to acknowledge the dark side of humanity makes you prey to that dark side.

You pretend to be more eccentric than you actually are because you worry you are an interchangeable cog.

Seize every opportunity you have to learn. Keep your eyes and ears wide open and seize life - don't let the moments slip through your fingers like a fistful of…

Loveliest of lovely things are they, On earth, that soonest pass away. The rose that lives its little hour Is prized beyond the sculptured flower.

It's surprising how much memory is built around things unnoticed at the time.