“Mozart, who was buried in a pauper’s grave, was one of the greatest successes we know of, a man who in his early thirties had poured out his inexhaustible gift of music, leaving the world richer because he had passed that way. To leave the world richer—that is the ultimate success.”
This book is a compilation of the author's insights gained through various life experiences, emphasizing the value of real-world learning and the transformative power of living fully. more
Former First Lady of the United States, political activist, and author. Eleanor Roosevelt is renowned for her exceptional social activism and contributions to civil rights. She served as the First Lady during her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency and continued to be actively involved in political and social affairs after his death. more
“She knew now that marriage did not make love. Janie’s first dream was dead, so she became a woman.”
“Clavo saca clavo. Nothing sacas nothing, you reply. No one will ever be like her.”
“How accommodating love is; it forgives everything.”
“Language buries, but does not resurrect.”
“Fridays are the hardest in some ways: you’re so close to freedom.”
“How could you cleanse yourself if you couldn’t forget?”
“I allowed myself to suffer how jarringly destructive the present feels and how fragile the past.”