“I have made a tribe of my affections, and my tribe is scattered” – Stanley Kunitz

Poetry

“Attention is the natural prayer of the soul.” – Malebranche

Philosophy

Death is a displaced name for a linguistic predicament. – Paul de Man

Philosophy

From quiet homes and first beginning, out to the undiscovered ends, there’s nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends. – Hilaire Belloc

The good life

“It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the people you love.”
Stephen Hawking, 1942-2018

The good life