The greater part of human activity is designed to make permanent those experiences and joys which are only lovable because they are changing. The Wisdom of Insecurity (1951)
This is the real secret of life—to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play. The Essence of Alan Watts (1977)
It must be obvious... that there is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity. The Wisdom of Insecurity (1951)