2. Alec Guinness' "My Name Escapes Me," Wisdom Learned and Remembered

1. Merula is a beautiful name.
   
2. Guinness' description of morning light from his window must have been what I read (first time through the memoir) just before starting my first book.
3. Even the greatest of the great fret away their days worrying at the bare threads of their work.
4. Given enough time and distance, one can even fail to recognize themselves.
5. Days are to be lived, not planned.
6. Reading is the joy of life.
7. Engagement is the opposite of aging.