MONDAY MEMOIRS - The Words of Shakespeare

Last night I was looking for some Shakespeare movies to watch with my son (who is reading Hamlet for a school assignment). There are so many good performances out there, and I wanted him to see some of them. As I watched a few, I fell in love (again) with the language of Shakespeare. The man was simply brilliant! I thought it might be interesting to throw out a few quotes from Shakespeare, and see if you can use them to apply to your cancer journeys. Pick one or two, and write about them in your cancer journal. Ok, here we go...

"Parting is such sweet sorrow"

"Now is the winter of our discontent" (I was having chemo during the winter months, so this quote is very appropriate for me)

"What a piece of work is man"

"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind"

"Out, damn spot!"

"Oh, happy dagger"

"Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie"

"When shall we three meet again"

"The most unkind cut of all"

"We have seen better days"

"Boldness be my friend"

"Farewell, fair cruelty"

"So foul and fair a day I have not seen"

"Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head."

Here is the quote I chose: "So foul and fair a day I have not seen". I'm thinking about the day of my bi-lateral mastectomy. What a great description - the day was foul, of course, because of what I was losing, but fair because my life was being saved.

I also really love "Out, damn spot!" ;-)

Tell me which quote you picked to write about - why was it a good quote for your cancer journey?

-Kara