"It is the youngest in the family who tends to the elders to learn about the sacredness of life and the beauty of death."

-- Misty Upham

#Sacredness Quotes #Sacredness Of Life Quotes #Elders Quotes

“God's reckless grace is our greatest hope.”
“I get a kick out of being an outsider constantly. It allows me to be creative.”
“The real feeling of youth comes when we actually think in the consciousness of youth and give the realization of the now to every thought.”
“My father was very much a child of the counterculture movement and was drawn to the idea of alleviating poverty in the developing world, helping farmers diversify their crops and stuff like that.”
“Come, don't be in a fright, but put on your clothes, and I'll let you into a secret. You must know that I am Captain of this ship now, and this is my cabin, therefore you must walk out. I am bound to Madagascar, with a design of making my own fortune, and that of all the brave fellows joined with me...if you have a mind to make one of us, we will receive you, and if you'll turn sober, and mind your business, perhaps in time I may make you one of my Lieutenants, if not, here's a boat alongside and you shall be set ashore.”
“Being dead wasn't supposed to hurt. Where was the fairness in that? If I was dead, the least the universe could do was make it painless”
“Once in a while I catch myself wondering whether I would have found the courage to write if I had not started to write when I was too young to know what was good for me.”

Source : Ama Ata Aidoo (2015). “Changes: A Love Story”, p.168, The Feminist Press at CUNY
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