Animapoetae - These Quiet Promises

“I am looking for friends. What does that mean — tame?”

"It is an act too often neglected," said the fox. "It means to establish ties."

"To establish ties?" "Just that," said the fox. "To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys. And I have no need of you. And you, on your part, have no need of me. To you I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world….”

- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

Of course I’ll hurt you. Of course you’ll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the risk of absence.

The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

so very glad rory posted this. it is apt for today.

TRYING TO EAT HEALTHY DURING LONG EXPERIMENTS