That’s me last night: if I’m anything, I’m kinetic.
I know some people think using quotations evinces a fundamental lack of creativity. That might be true, but I still love other people’s words. A few from today.

“There is only one story of our lives and we tell it over and over again, in a thousand different disguises, whether we know it or not.” – Pam Houston

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be ignited.” – Plutarch

“The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” – Eden Phillpotts

“Life gives us what we need when we need it. Receiving what it gives us is a whole other thing.” ~ Pam Houston (this has long been a dear favorite of mine)

“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” – Annie Dillard

“Life: It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between.” – Diane Ackerman

“I do not want to arrive at the end of life and then be asked what I made of it and have no answer: ‘I acted.’ I want to be able to say: ‘I loved and I was mystified. It was a joy sometimes, and I knew grief. And I would like to do it all again.'” – Liv Ullman