For this Day:

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...a little madness

A man needs a little madness, or else he never dares cut the rope and be free. 
-Nikos Kazantzakis, poet and novelist (1883-1957)

...improvisation of

There's nothing that makes you so aware of the improvisation of human existence as a song unfinished. Or an old address book. 
-Carson McCullers, writer (1917-1967)

..to save the environment

It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. 
-Ansel Adams, photographer (1902-1984)