Vicky

“One is happy once one knows the necessary ingredients of happiness: simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self denial to a point, love of work, and above all, a clear conscience.”
― George Sand, Correspondance, 1812-1876; Volume 5

“When I pronounce the word Future,
the first syllable already belongs to the past.

When I pronounce the word Silence,
I destroy it.”
― Wisława Szymborska, Poems New and Collected

“Joy is the best makeup.”
― Anne Lamott, Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith

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