"I don't keep it secret that I live with my partner Gio. I'm very proud of my gayness. But there is lots I wouldn't want the press to write about me... it is a matter of regret that being gay is the most interesting thing about me."

-- Evan Davis

#Regret Quotes #Writing Quotes #Gay Quotes

“You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”

Source : Mother Jones Magazine, Vol.16, No.3, p.77, May - June 1991.
“Has my heart gone to sleep? Have the beehives of my dreams stopped working, the waterwheel of the mind run dry, scoops turning empty, only shadow inside? No, my heart is not asleep. It is awake, wide awake. Not asleep, not dreamingâ€” its eyes are opened wide watching distant signals, listening on the rim of vast silence”

Source : Antonio Machado, Alan S. Trueblood (1982). “Antonio Machado”, p.93, Harvard University Press
“I have learned from my own experience that if you work hard you will succeed.”
“Men, she thought, were one of the world's few sure comforts, like a fire on a cold October night, like cocoa, like broken-in-slippers. Their clumsy affections, their bristly faces, and their willingness to do what needed to be done - cook an omelette, change lightbulbs, make with hugging - sometimes almost made being a woman fun.”
“We will act consistently with our view of who we truly are, whether that view is accurate or not.”
“The symbol in Chinese for crisis is made up of two ideographs: one means danger, the other means opportunity. This symbol is a reminder that we can choose to turn a crisis into an opportunity or into a negative experience.”
“Self-reflection is the gateway to freedom. It also brings greater appreciation and enjoyment. We begin to enjoy spending time with our own mind, and we enjoy reflecting on our experience of the teachings. Like the sun emerging from behind the clouds, the teachings of the dharma become clear.”
“Pity makes the world soft to the weak and noble to the strong.”

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