“Among days// Having only the force/ Of days//Most simple/ Most difficult”
“My own belief is that in most ages and in most places obscure psychological forces led men to adopt systems involving quite unnecessary cruelty, and that this is still the case among the most civilized races at the present day.”
“To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can have.”
“The days on which one has been the most inquisitive are among the days on which one has been happiest.”
“The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet.”
“Today is a most unusual day, because we have never lived it before; we will never live it again; it is the only day we have.”