. . . The only calibration that counts is how much heart
people invest. . . And the only thing people regret is
that they didn't live boldly enough, that they didn't
invest enough heart, didn't love enough. . . .
~ Ted Hughes Letter to His Son Nicholas Hughes
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The Hughes letter, written in 1986, may be read in its entirety at Letters of Note.
Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry, The Poetry Society
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2 comments:
Or, as Brene Brown calls it -- wholehearted living.
Nice quote.
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