Part 3 “You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you read a book… or you take a trip… and you discover that you are not living, that you are hibernating. The symptoms of hibernating are easily detectable: first, restlessness. The second symptom (when hibernating becomes dangerous and might degenerate into death): absence of pleasure. That is all. It appears like an innocuous illness. Monotony,…
It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before…to test your limits…to break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. – Anaïs Nin
In a rare excursion from everything else on this site, these are not my words… but today, a quote. “I am a collector. An impressive and respected collector. I collect situations. Let me guide you. The moment that’s always the same… I’ll make it unforgettable for you.” ⁃ Mario to Emmanuelle (Emmanuelle, film, 1974)