"At the bottom no one in life can help anyone else in life; this one experiences over and over in every conflict and every perplexity: that one is alone. That isn't as bad as it may first appear; and again it is the best thing in life that each should have everything in himself; his fate, his future, his whole expanse and world."

Rilke, Rainer Maria on Self-reliance
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"Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, she would never have been able to find these words."

Rilke, Rainer Maria on Comfort
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"Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility."

Thurber, James on Humor
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"You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward."

Thurber, James on Persuasion
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"It's better to know some of the questions than all of the answers."

Thurber, James on Questions
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"There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in."

Cohen, Leonard on Hope
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"Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh."

Cohen, Leonard on Injury
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"Perhaps some of us have to go through dark and devious ways before we can find the river of peace or highroad to the soul's destination."

Campbell, Joseph on Peace
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