“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”— E. B. White, nytimes.com
“But though I had an anchor, I did not think to bring a compass.”— Alex R. Jones, narrativemagazine.com
“So began the first mistake of my life. I would fail not because I did not plan, but because my planning was willful delusion, a failure to see what I should see.”— Alex R. Jones, narrativemagazine.com