“To be human and to be adult means constantly to be in the grip of opposing emotions, to have daily to reconcile apparently conflicting tensions. I want this, but need that. I cherish this, but I adore its opposite too.” WantNeedsHumansMeanEmotionAdultsOppositesTensionCherishAdoreOpposingReconcileConflicting EmotionsConflicting Ideas Author:Stephen Fry
“The Spirit of man is like a kite, which rises by means of those very forces which seem to oppose its rise; the tie that joins it to the earth, the opposing winds of temptation, and the weight of earth-born affections which it carries with it into the sky.” MenMeanSeemsEarthSpiritForceBornSkyWindWeightAffectionTemptationTiesCarrieOpposingKites Book:The Rod, the Root and the Flower Source: The Rod, the Root and the Flower