Jacob

“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, but because we do not dare, things are difficult.” - Seneca, Moral Letters to Lucilius

“He believed that he must, that he could and would recover the good things, the happy things, the easy tranquil things of life. He had made mistakes, but he could overlook these. He had been a fool, but that could be forgiven. The time wasted — must be relinquished. What else could one do about it? Things were too complex, but they might be reduced to simplicity again. Recovery was possible.” - Saul Bellow, Seize the Day

“When you come into the real truth about yourself, you realize that the only person equipped to handle it is you.” - Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings

“Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Conduct of Life