“The scene was set. All that was required was an action, a cold start, instant and brutal as beginnings always are.”
“Transformation always requires radical action.”
“Stories always started this way, suddenly, and set within a strange world. Patience is required, to let the stories unroll. This is how people explan their lives.”
“It is always the start that requires the greatest effort.”
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them—every day begin the task anew.”
“He walked out into the cold morning asking himself this heretical question: Can you start measuring a minute at any instant you wish?”