It would be idle to say that life is a steady progression in happiness. But it is most certain that in the natural course of things a healthy soul grows continually richer until its latest day on earth. – George S. Merriam
People only talk about what a joyous experience it is, but there is terror: Your life, as you know it, is over. Its over the day that child is born. Its over, and something completely new starts. – Bill Murray