生命
I like the idea that every life has its own rhythm, that people are not simply points moving through time.
Life is a thousand-petaled lotus; by refusing to bloom, I also refuse to wither.
Life is a gorgeous robe, crawling with fleas.
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
"The city’s poor are like the roots of a tree; unseen, but essential to its life."
We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.