"The notion of infinity is our greatest friend; it is also the greatest enemy of our peace of mind."

“Share your blessings in whatever form they come and to whatever level you have been blessed.”

“Shaytan will tell you that you’re not worthy, so give up. But his traps are based on lies. When was any of it because of *your* worth? It was all because of His mercy, His generosity, His love of giving, and forgiving. And those qualities don’t change because you’re messing up. Just seek them. Call Him by His mercy, not by your deeds.”

“I think what really separates artists from the rest of the world is that artists feel like they have permission to keep exploring and expressing their process. Most people censor that because they don't think it's good enough. Everything is measured against this patriarchal hierarchy of value, as if one person's singing voice is more important than another's.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com

“Corporate identity specialists spend their time rechristening other companies, conducting a legal search and a linguistic search to insure that the name is not an insult in another language.”

“I knew then that the person on the outside was only a shell, a presence to be seen and provoked. Inside was the real me, where my tears joined the tears of all the sad people to form the three waterfalls in the night country.”

“I have loved, cried, been mad with happiness. I have won and I have lost.”

Source : "Anita Ekberg, International Screen Beauty, Dies at 83" by Anita Gates, www.nytimes.com. January 11, 2015.

“At some point just about all of us experience loneliness. In a sense, it is what it means to be a sentient animal, to have an experience of separation from others.”

“The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.”

Source : Max Lerner (1959). “The unfinished country: a book of American symbols”