There is an invisible strength within us; when it recognizes two opposing objects of desire, it grows stronger.Rumi
That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head.Charlie Chaplin
A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is pleasant belongs to dreams.Simone Weil