"I only knew classical music, which to me was the only true music. The only way I could survive at the bar was to mix the classical music with popular songs, and that meant I had to sing. What happened was that I discovered I had a voice plus the talent to mix classical music together with more popular songs, which at the time I detested."

-- Nina Simone

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“We are kept from the experience of Spirit because our inner world is cluttered with past traumas . . . As we begin to clear away this clutter, the energy of divine light and love begins to flow through our being.”
“In everybodyâ€™s life thereâ€™s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you canâ€™t go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. Thatâ€™s how we survive.”
“To a child, often the box a toy came in is more appealing than the toy itself.”
“Interesting people always have a past.”
“Being obscure in acronyms is great. I think I'll start making up my own... INYM - I'm Not Your Momma.”
“Present-day American society-whether through pop culture, religion, or institutions-conflates sexuality and morality constantly. Idolizing virginity as a stand-in for womenâ€™s morality means that nothing else matters-not what we accomplish, not what we think, not what we care about and work for. Just if/how/whom we have sex with. Thatâ€™s all.”

Source : Jessica Valenti (2009). “The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women”, p.24, Seal Press
“You'll get used to it. In the end you won't even notice it anymore," he said. "How is that possible? It will always be there, right before my eyes." "Exactly," said Mattia. "Which is precisely why you won't see it anymore.”
“I enjoy heroines who grow and come into their own during the course of a story.”

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