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"From that time on he was completely lost. It came when the moon was full and he romaed the fields, or during his sleep, in the silence of the night; and most often in the springtime, when the whole world was in bloom and fragrant. At every oppurtunity he had to be hapy, to taste the simplest human joys--to eat, sleep, to mix with his friends and laugh, to encounter a girl on the street and think, I like her--the ten claws immediaetly naild themsilves down into him, and his desire vanished"
-from The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis
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"With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy."
-Desiderata
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