[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fY4Xk8LOak3ndnWxVQIfrS0u7y3QLYmp_FaXMcgynskQ":3,"$f_ISiwkX_RCuFvZ91oZ76KcGh-GZE1t8RLwNoRxy_I7s":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},51962,"Bill Hayes","B",23,null,"bill-hayes",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":77},[14,22,28,34,40,46,52,59,65,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},2887933,"Reckon not upon long life: think every day the last, and live always beyond thy account. He that so often surviveth his Expectation lives many Lives, and will scarce complain of the shortness of his days. Time past is gone like a Shadow; make time to come present –.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},2887923,"But if pressed, I’d have to say that what I love most about the subways of New York is what they do not do. One may spend a lifetime looking back – whether regretfully or wistfully, with shame or fondness or sorrow – and thinking how, given the chance, things might have been done differently. But when you enter a subway car and the doors close, you have no choice but to give yourself over to where it is headed. The subway only goes one way: forward.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},2887921,"I have come to believe that kindness is repaid in unexpected ways and that if you are lonely or bone-tired or blue, you need only come down from your perch and step outside. New York – which is to say, New Yorkers – will take care of you.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},2887915,"To be a New Yorker is to be away from the city and feel like you are missing something.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},2887911,"O: ‘Are you conscious of your thoughts before language embodies them?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},2887902,"O: ‘The most we can do is to write – intelligently, creatively, critically, evocatively – about what it is like living in the world at this time.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":58},2887899,"But taking wrong trains, encountering unexpected delays, and suffering occasional mechanical breakdowns are inevitable to any journey really worth taking. One learns to get oneself turned around and headed the right way.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis quote is likely from Bill Hayes' memoir, \"Himself,\" published in 2017. At that time, Hayes was reflecting on his life experiences as a writer and artist who has navigated the complexities of identity, love, and creativity. The book's narrative spans over three decades, detailing both the joy and hardship that came with living an unconventional life.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nWhat lies beneath this seemingly innocuous statement is a profound acceptance of impermanence and flexibility in life's journey. Hayes subtly conveys that setbacks are not only inevitable but also necessary components of growth, challenging the reader to reframe their perception of failure as a stepping stone rather than an obstacle.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, professionals and creatives should cultivate a \"right-way\" mentality by adopting an iterative approach to goal-setting. Rather than being fixated on arriving at a destination, they should focus on recalibrating their path in response to unexpected delays or setbacks, embracing the opportunity for growth and adaptation that these moments provide.",{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},2887893,"I cannot take a subway without marveling at the lottery logic that brings together a random sampling of humanity for one minute or two, testing us for kindness and compatibility. Is that not what civility is?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},2887888,"I don’t so much fear death as I do wasting life.” Oliver Sacks.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},2887873,"One can be alive but half-asleep or half-noticing as the years fly, no matter how fully oxygenated the blood and brain or how steadily the heart beats. Fortunately, this is a reversible condition. One can learn to be alert to the extraordinary and press pause – to memorize moments of the everyday.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,3,10]