Ben

“‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
― Voltaire

“I've always wanted to get as far as possible from the place where I was born. Far both geographically and spiritually. To leave it behind ... I feel that life is very short and the world is there to see and one should know as much about it as possible. One belongs to the whole world, not just one part of it.”
― Paul Bowles

“Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.”
― Herman Hesse

“My yesterdays walk with me. They keep step, they are gray faces that peer over my shoulder.”
― William Golding