"take things more easily. don’t ask yourself so much whether this or that is good for you. don’t question your conscience so much—it will get out of tune, like a strummed piano. keep it for great occasions. don’t try so much to form your character—it’s like trying to pull open a rosebud. live as you like best, and your character will form itself."
henry james, the portrait of a lady. (via paperbackgirl)