"Experiences aren't given to us to be 'got over,' otherwise they would hardly be experiences."

-- Penelope Fitzgerald

“Connect with people who remind you of what you truly are.”
“Schools ought to teach students to challenge secular ideologies masquerading as science in the classroom.”
“Good writing is a kind of skating which carries off the performer where he would not go.”
“He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart, he put other different desires.”
“Rick Perry was philosophical about (his election losses). He said, 'Last week was Iowa. Yesterday was New Hampshire. ' He said at least it's giving him a chance to learn the names of all the states.”
“I'm not looking for guidance.”
“The earth was blue but there was no god.”
“Weâ€™re constantly being bombarded by problems that we face and sometimes we can get completely overwhelmed. [But] we should always feel like a hummingbird. I may feel insignificant, but I donâ€™t want to be like the other animals watching the planet go down the drain. Iâ€™ll be a hummingbird, Iâ€™ll do the best I can.”

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