The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new.

The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new.

Samuel Beckett

We want our children to fit in and to stand out. We rarely address the conflict between these goals.

We want our children to fit in and to stand out. We rarely address the conflict between these goals.

instant opinion is an oxymoron. You don't get real opinions in an instant. You get reactions.

instant opinion is an oxymoron. You don't get real opinions in an instant. You get reactions.

Our 'mistakes' become our crucial parts, sometimes our best parts, of the lives we have made.

Our 'mistakes' become our crucial parts, sometimes our best parts, of the lives we have made.

Maybe this year, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives not looking for flaws, but looking for potential.

Maybe this year, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives not looking for flaws, but looking for potential.

The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears.

The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears.

Ultimately, time is all you have and the idea isn't to save it, but to savour it.

Ultimately, time is all you have and the idea isn't to save it, but to savour it.

The lid is made of stone, and it looks like there is a mechanism to open it.

The lid is made of stone, and it looks like there is a mechanism to open it.

Don’t wait to be hunted to hide, that was always my motto.

Don’t wait to be hunted to hide, that was always my motto.

I have my faults, but changing my tune is not one of them.

I have my faults, but changing my tune is not one of them.

The old endless chain of love, tolerance, indifference, aversion and disgust

The old endless chain of love, tolerance, indifference, aversion and disgust

I, of whom I know nothing, I know my eyes are open, because of the tears that pour from them unceasingly.

I, of whom I know nothing, I know my eyes are open, because of the tears that pour from them unceasingly.

I tried to groan, Help! Help! But the tone that came out was that of polite conversation.

I tried to groan, Help! Help! But the tone that came out was that of polite conversation.

Against the charitable gesture there is no defence.

Against the charitable gesture there is no defence.

There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet.

There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet.

Words are all we have.

Words are all we have.

Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.

Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.

What do we do now, now that we are happy?

What do we do now, now that we are happy?

If I was dead, I wouldn't know I was dead. That's the only thing I have against death. I want to enjoy my death.

If I was dead, I wouldn't know I was dead. That's the only thing I have against death. I want to enjoy my death.