“We think the fire eats the wood. We are wrong. The wood reaches out to the flame. The fire licks at what the wood harbors, and the wood gives itself away to that intimacy, the manner in which we and the world meet each new day.” ThinkingWorldInspirationalGivingFireWoodsIntimacyFlamesReach OutHarborsNew DayEach New Day Author:Jack Gilbert
“I'm vain enough to think that I've made a successful life. I've had everything I've ever wanted. You can't beat that.” ThinkingMadeEnoughWantedSuccessfulBeatsVainSuccessful Life Author:Jack Gilbert
“I had lived all of my youthful dreams, but I couldn't think of many adult ones. I finally realized that we don't have many dreams for adults because, historically, people have always died much younger than they do today.” PeopleThinkingDreamTodayAdultsDied Author:Jack Gilbert
