"This is war: Boys flung into a breach Like shoveled earth; And old men, Broken, Driving rapidly before crowds of people In a glitter of silly decorations. Behind the boys And the old men, Life weeps, And shreds her garments To the blowing winds."

-- Amy Lowell

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“Don't get bogged down by the notion of limits. There aren't any.”

Source : "The Astronaut Who Brought Samosas Into Space". Interview with Preetika Rana, blogs.wsj.com. April 5, 2013.
“People still question my sobriety, my commitment to the program, and that hurts. I take things day by day, and sometimes I take them minute by minute, but I honor my commitment to stay sober.”
“I was never trying to be experimental or anti-anything; I was always trying to be real to things I was feeling.”
“There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't even tacitly take part. And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon all the apparatus and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all.”

Source : Sit-in Address on the Steps of Sproul Hall, delivered 2 December 1964, The University of California at Berkeley
“"Rocket Night" is my take on bullying culture. I think this is getting better, thanks to the anti-bullying work being done by my generation. But there's a way that coaches, teachers, parents, and administration officials can conspire against our students who need the most support.”

Source : Source: www.raintaxi.com
“I believe that writing is derivative. I think good writing comes from good reading.”
“Love is my family and friends. That close-knit circle that sticks by you through the years and through it all.”
“For so long, I was searching for something to be proud of. But at a certain point, I realized, 'Wait, I'm doing what I want to be doing. I'm not wanting to do it; I'm doing it.' And that's awesome.”

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