again, it is a question of recognizing that anything worth having has its price. people who respect themselves are willing to accept the risk that the Indians will be hostile, that the venture will go bankrupt, that the liaison may not turn out to be one in which every day is a holiday because you’re married to me.
they are willing to invest something of themselves; they may not play at all, but when they do play, they know the odds.
“Her astonishment, however, was extreme, and continually was she repeating, “Why is he so altered? From what can it proceed? It cannot be for me, it cannot be for my sake that his manners are thus softened. My reproofs at Hunsford could not work such a change as this. It is impossible that he should still love me.”
(“Pride and prejudice”, Chapter 43)
honey bee… you so cray!
life:
On this day in 1961, I Love Lucy made its debut.
Weigh in: What was your favorite episode of the classic TV show?
All negativity is resistance.
It never gets easier. You just get better.
No one wants advice — only corroboration.
John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent (via austinkleon)
NEW PET PEEVE I LEARNED THE HARD, HARD WAY: I always ask folks when they tell me a problem: Do you want to vent or do you want my opinion?!
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