“All life worth living is difficult, nobody promised us happiness; it is not a commodity you have earned, or shall ever earn. It is a by-product of brave living, and it never comes in the form we expect, or at the season we hoped for, or as the result of our planning for it.” FormDifficultResultsProductsSeasonsBravePlanningCommodityWorth LivingLife Worth Living Book:Letters of Katherine Anne Porter Source: Letters of Katherine Anne Porter
“I could have wished that the reputations of many brave men were not to be imperilled in the mouth of a single individual, to stand or fall according as he spoke well or ill. For it is hard to speak properly upon a subject where it is even difficult to convince your hearers that you are speaking the truth.” MenWellsHardFallIndividualSpeakDifficultSubjectsMouthsBraveIllReputationConvinceSpokesSpeak The TruthBrave Man Book:History of Greece Source: History of Greece