"It was a marvel, an enigma in abolition latitudes, that the slaves did not rise en-masse, at the beginning of hostilities."

-- Rebecca Latimer Felton

#War Quotes #Rose Quotes #Slavery Quotes

“People who know the truth have no business to allow the powers of darkness to silence them on any point that matters.”
“And all over the countryside, he knew, on every crest and hill, where once the hedges had interlaced, and cottages, churches, inns, and farmhouses had nestled among their trees, wind wheels similar to those he saw and bearing like vast advertisements, gaunt and distinctive symbols of the new age, cast their whirling shadows and stored incessantly the energy that flowed away incessantly through all the arteries of the city. ... The great circular shapes of complaining wind-wheels blotted out the heavens ...”
“I'm fascinated with the attitude of younger rock bands, even ones that are making money at it. I don't ever hear them talk about it as a "career." It almost makes me think there isn't even a music industry anymore, like an atom bomb fell and it was just eradicated forever.”
“A healthy body isn't defined by weight or size. It's about so much more.”
“I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.”
“Like Prince von Bismarck in diplomacy, I have no secrets.”
“When I get older, I don't think I'll like to have wrinkles, or a big jelly belly. I cannot have it.”
“I break my back for music because it's something that I love, but I'm not going to break my back for a bank. I wouldn't want to be an ATM repairman; there are some things that just aren't worth it.”

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