"Our broken society is not born out of the triumph of the individual, but out of his effacement. He vanishes, she vanishes, ask them who they are and they will offer you a wallet or a child."

-- Jeanette Winterson

#Children Quotes #Broken Quotes #Triumph Quotes

“The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.”
“If I had to give up my life for anything, it would have to have the resilience of hope, the elation of new literacy, the brilliant life of a field of flowers, the elementary kindness of bread. Nothing short of that. It would have to be something as sure as love.”
“Artists shouldn't be made famous. They have this huge aura of almost god-like quality about them, just because their craft makes a lot of money. And at the same time it is a forced importance...It is man-made so the press can feed off it.”
“I don't like listening to music that isn't real.”
“When I perform, I donâ€™t think about the haters, the Internet trolls, or anyone else. I care about giving the person in front of me something they wonâ€™t forget. And thatâ€™s why I bring the cake and raft out.”
“Cable news is more titillating to talk about who's up and who's down and all that nonsense as opposed to what's actually done.”
“How beautiful the water is! To me 'tis wondrous fair-- No spot can ever lonely be If water sparkle there; It hath a thousand tongues of mirth, Of grandeur, or delight, And every heart is gladder made When water greets the sight.”
“I'll plant and water, sow and weed, Till not an inch of earth shows brown, And take a vow of each small seed To grow to greenness and renown: And then some day you'll pass my way, See gold and crimson, bell and star, And catch my garden's soul, and say: "How sweet these cottage gardens are!"”

Source : Edith Nesbit, “Seed-Time And Harvest”

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