“We know who we are when we know the concerns for which we are willing to sacrifice.”
“We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.”
“Civilised life, you know, is based on a huge number of illusions in which we all collaborate willingly. The trouble is we forget after a while that they are illusions and we are deeply shocked when reality is torn down around us.”
“We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why.”
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”
“We who would seek new land must be willing to sacrifice the sight of shore for a long, long time.”