The closing years of life are like a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.

The closing years of life are like a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.

Clay lies still but blood's a rover; Breath's a ware that will not keep. Up, lad; when the journey's over read more

Clay lies still but blood's a rover; Breath's a ware that will not keep. Up, lad; when the journey's over There'll be time enough for sleep.

Just remember, the same as a spectacular Vogue magazine, remember that no matter how close you follow the jumps: Continued read more

Just remember, the same as a spectacular Vogue magazine, remember that no matter how close you follow the jumps: Continued on page whatever. No matter how careful you are, there's going to be the sense you missed something, the collapsed feeling under your skin that you didn't experience it all. There's that fallen heart feeling that you rushed right through the moments where you should've been paying attention. Well, get used to that feeling. That's how your whole life will feel some day. This is all practice. None of this matters. We're just warming up.

Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.

Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.

Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.

Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.

Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started read more

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.