Words of Wisdom: On rising

"Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with the wind." -Hamilton Wright Mabie, American writer

Words of wisdom: On courage

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."

-Winston Churchill

Words of wisdom: On practice

"We become just by the practice of just actions, self-controlled by exercising self-control, and courageous by performing acts of courage." -Aristotle

Words of wisdom: On success

"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."

-Winston Churchill

Words of wisdom: On freedom

"... I came to realize that because my purpose on this earth seems to be to write novels, I am actually freer when I'm chained to a project: freer from guilt, anxiety, boredom, anger, purposelessness."

A snipet of a quote from Jonathan Franzen in this week's TIME Magazine cover story on his latest book Freedom. I loved the whole article being that I'm a big fan of Franzen's work; and a fellow Chicago born, St. Louis raised, NYC transplant.