Josiah Bancroft: “Formed in the Ether of Emotions and Dreams”

Photographers Unknown, A Collection of Images Formed in the Ether

“But what was excruciating at first turned cathartic the more he talked. In telling his story, he discovered that he had developed definite ideas about his own motives and decisions. These ideas seemed to have formed in the ether of emotions and dreams, that wooly fog that lay outside the footlights of the conscious mind. They were not large revelations, but were rather like the little epiphanies one suffers and enjoys over a morning cup of tea.” 

—Josiah Bancroft, Arm of the Sphinx

Steven Erikson: “Shadow is Ever Besieged, for That is Its Nature”

Photographer Unknown, (Light and Shadow Upon a Figure)

“Shadow is ever besieged, for that is its nature. Whilst darkness devours, and light steals. And so one sees shadow ever retreat to hidden places, only to return in the wake of the war between dark and light.”

― Steven Erikson, House of Chains

Lorii MeyersL “Always Being a Good Sport”

Photographer Unknown, (The Sportsmen)

“True sportsmanship is…
Knowing that you need your opponent because without him or her, there is no game.
Acknowledging that your opponent holds the same deep-rooted aspirations and expectations as you.
Knowing that, win or lose, you will walk off the course with pride.
Always taking the high road.
And always, always, always being a good sport.”

― Lorii Myers, No Excuses, The Fit Mind-Fit Body Strategy Book