“Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness and its own strength, its beauties and ugliness; accepts certain sufferings as matters of course, puts up patiently with certain evils. Human life is reduced to real suffering, real hell, only when two ages, two cultures and religions overlap. A … Continue reading Every Age, Every Culture
Quotes
Do Not Be Afraid
“Do not be afraid; our fate Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.” —Dante Alighieri
Tact
"Tact really ought to be utilized if one is going to text me at two in the morning and be offensive, and think they're not being offensive simply by saying "no offense". Really? No, that doesn't get you a pass." -Lisa Marino
We Fear Things
"We fear things because we value them. We fear losing people because we love them. We fear dying because we value being alive. Don't wish you didn't fear anything. All that would mean is that you didn't feel anything." -Cassandra Clare, Lord of Shadows
Pain And Sorrow
I said: Pain and sorrow. He said: Stay with it. The wound is the place where the Light enters you. -Rumi In Memory of my Great-Aunt Ann, for the stars and light go with you.
No One Fights Dirtier
“No one fights dirtier or more brutally than blood; only family knows it’s own weaknesses, the exact placement of the heart. The tragedy is that one can still live with the force of hatred, feel infuriated that once you are born to another, that kinship lasts through life and death, immutable, unchanging, no matter how … Continue reading No One Fights Dirtier
It’s Strange How What Drives Us May…
“It’s strange how what drives us may abandon us midstream, how what tickles our ears with lies one moment may tell us truths that knock us on our emotional ass the next. After all, it is an unbelievably real world, with Darwin scribbling his thoughts into books and telling us what monkeys we are. Each … Continue reading It’s Strange How What Drives Us May…
America Without Her Soldiers…
“America without her Soldiers would be like God without His angels.” ―Claudia Pemberton
Those of Us Who Stand Outside The Circle
“Those of us who stand outside the circle of this society's definition of acceptable women; those of us who have been forged in the crucibles of difference - those of us who are poor, who are lesbians, who are black, who are older - know that survival is not an academic skill...For the master's tools … Continue reading Those of Us Who Stand Outside The Circle
Peace Is The Number One
“Peace is the number one beautiful ornament you can wear, I really believe that. They say you should always wear a smile, but I don't believe that you should 'always' wear a smile, seriously, you're going to look stupid! But peace, you should always carry peace within you, it is the most beautifying thing you … Continue reading Peace Is The Number One
