Blake, “The Voice of the Devil”

Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place & governs the unwilling.

Mary Oliver, "Wild Geese"

You do not have to be good.

You do not have to walk on your knees

for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.

You only have to let the soft animal of your body

love what it loves.

Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.

Meanwhile the world goes on.

Lin Manuel Miranda on Twitter

Gmorning to the distance between you and okay The logistics of your morning The call you have to make The work to be done The coffee There are things to be learned while you navigate the distance It'll be okay You'll get to okay

Auden, "The Age of Anxiety"

We would rather be ruined than changed
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die.