We are too accustomed to the absurdity of existence

We are too accustomed to the absurdity of existence. The loss of a universe is not worth taking seriously.
Yukio Mishima, The Decay of the Angel (天人五衰 - Tennin Gosui)

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
Oscar Wilde

Don McLean - Till Tomorrow (lyrics and video clip)

What can this be - can you tell me
Would you like to discover
Why we're not free - to be lovers
I've been wanting to ask you

Lucio Dalla, Piazza Grande (lyrics, video clip)

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Santi che pagano il mio pranzo non ce n'è
sulle panchine in Piazza Grande,
ma quando ho fame di mercanti come me qui non ce n'è.

For happiness, cherish others

For happiness, cherish others.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche