It was either Voltaire or Charlie Sheen who said, We are born alone. We live alone. We die alone. And anything in between that can give us the illusion that were not, we cling to. – Gabriel Byrne
Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. – William Cowper
But our society does not grant nontraditional forms of intelligence equal recognition, no matter how much it would help us get along or truly enrich our lives. – Joan D. Vinge
Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority. – Henri Frederic Amiel
