There are two ways to reach me: by way of kisses or by way of the imagination. But there is a hierarchy: the kisses alone don't work. ― Anaïs Nin

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Jazz is smooth and cool. Jazz is rage. Jazz flows like water. Jazz never seems to begin or end. Jazz isn't methodical, but jazz isn't messy either. Jazz is a conversation, a give and take. Jazz is the connection and communication between musicians. Jazz is abandon. -- Nat Wolff

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Let us leave pretty women to men with no imagination.

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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Basically, the first half of life is writing the text, and the second half is writing the commentary on that text. -- Richard Rohr

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We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. ― Carlos Castaneda

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I am experienced enough to do this. I am knowledgeable enough to do this. I am prepared enough to do this. I am mature enough to do this. I am brave enough to do this. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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We will fail when we fail to try. — Rosa Parks

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Every blessing ignored becomes a curse. ― Paulo Coelho

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Every man dies. Not every man really lives. -- William Wallace

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