And Sometimes I Feel as if I'm Only a Doorman Awaiting the Arrival of her Royal Majesty.

Heavy rains and a good book. A perfect extravagance.

Read what you like, not what you’re told to like. That way you’ll read for a lifetime.

Remember, it's still a mystery to be an adult. If you knew it all before eighteen, you'd have nothing to look forward to.

Who will you be, my Little Ones? Will you dance for the fires of your youth and run at midnight to water’s edge, diving into summer’s heat? Will you ride a wild mare to any thought or dream or love of your making? Will you seek the artistry of your own infatuations and explore . . .

Hunger
You are only here now, and then you are gone. So be hungry. Hunger toward beauty. Hunger toward love. Hunger towards the unimaginable and unthinkable.