For prosperity: Man in the Dark

I fail again and again, fail more often than I succeed, but that doesn't mean I don't give it my best effort.

--Paul Auster

for prosperity: The Penelopiad

Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always gets where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can’t go through a obstacle, go around it. Water does.

--Margaret Atwood