#### Contemplate these on the Tree of Woe. >"An only life can take so long to climb >clear of its wrong beginnings, and may never;..." >- Philip Larkin, *Aubade* >"The only way through shame is through humility." > - I wish I could claim it but I'm pretty sure I heard someone say it in passing. > "If you always tell the truth you never have to remember anything." > - Mark Twain >"Be who you needed when you were growing up." > - I don't remember where I saw this one apart from maybe a Ted Talk? > "... it is impossible for bad men not to act in character." > - Marcus Aurelius, *The Meditations* > "We are things of loss." > - [Nick Cave](https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/12/nick-cave-changed-after-sons-deaths-abc-australian-story-leigh-sales) >"Hold each other close. Keep each other safe. There is imperfection everywhere, there are always wounds that weep." >- *Call the Midwife* (Christmas Special 2017), PBS/BBC-One >I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. > - *Dune* "The Litany Against Fear" >"If my life wasn't funny, it would just be true, and that's unacceptable." >- Carrie Fisher >"... if you're crazy you're never boring." >- Mark Hamill >"Hey. Kid. It's not that kind of movie." >- Harrison Ford