“When we fight upstream against a rocky undercurrent, every foothold takes on a kind of urgency.”
“Some people will just go with the flow of things and sway in life, while others will fight against the currents and go upstream to reach their destiny.”
“There comes a time in every endeavor when one must take fate by the lapels and explain the need for urgency.”
“Be kind, be all sympathy,For each and every human beingIs forced to fight against himself.”
“It's a strange kind of irony. The things that affect us most are the things we can't remember" (from Swimming Upstream).”
“When we stop fighting against death, we are able to wake up to our lives.”