The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, they're always looking ahead to something new and exciting. The secret is not to look back. ― Norman Rockwell Nicholas Roerich, On the Heights, Tummo, 1936
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Quote for Today: Christopher McCandless
So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man … Continue reading Quote for Today: Christopher McCandless
Quote for Today: Henry Beston
Learn to reverence night and to put away the vulgar fear of it, for, with the banishment of night from the experience of man, there vanishes as well a religious emotion, a poetic mood, which gives depth to the adventure of humanity. --Henry Beston, The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of … Continue reading Quote for Today: Henry Beston
Quote for Today: Thrity Umrigar
We are earthbound creatures, Maggie had thought. No matter how tempting the sky. No matter how beautiful the stars. No matter how deep the dream of flight. We are creatures of the earth. Born with legs, not wings, legs that root us to the earth, and hands that allow us to build our homes, hands … Continue reading Quote for Today: Thrity Umrigar
Quote for Today: Joseph Campbell
They thought that it would be a disgrace to go forth as a group. Each entered the forest at a point that he himself had chosen, where it was darkest and there was no path. If there is a path it is someone else's path and you are not on the adventure. ―Joseph Campbell, The Hero's … Continue reading Quote for Today: Joseph Campbell
Quote for Today: Isobelle Carmody
You have to be careful of the cracks. Sometimes they are disguised as something else. A doorway, or a smile or even a winking eye. And if you fall through them, you never know where you will end up. ―Isobelle Carmody, Greylands
Quote for Today: Sherman Alexie
I don't know what any individual should do about crossing her own borders. I only know that I live a happier, more adventurous life by crossing borders. Of course, the crossings are always painful, as well. In most ways, I think border crossing is a very selfish, individualistic act. I've come to the point in … Continue reading Quote for Today: Sherman Alexie
