"I've never been to Paris. I don't like to fly!"

-- Pearl Cleage

“Reign of blows cascading down upon your shoulders Far too many men dressed up as soldiers The lamb is brought to the ground Under the weight of the Crown A crown of thorns and dark deeds The swastika and the hammer and sickle Are symbols that reap only weeds”
“Folks are really tired of this rabid division between Republicans and Democrats. Folks want people to come together and solve the problems and the challenges of America.”

Source : "On @CNNSOTU today: Gov. Bev Perdue, @GovernorOMalley, and @villaraigosa discuss #DNC2012". Interview with Candy Crowley, cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com. September 2, 2012.
“A real flame of love is a subtle thing. It burns as a will-o'-the-wisp, dancing onward to fairy lands of delight. It roars as a furnace. Too often jealousy is the quality upon which it feeds.”
“The media builds you up, and then it tears you down.”
“The final purpose of art is to intensify, even, if necessary, to exacerbate, the moral consciousness of people.”
“All that matters is what we do for each other.”
“Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will.”

Source : Cheryl Strayed (2013). “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There”, p.97, Atlantic Books Ltd
“If you don't read much, you really don't know much. You're dangerous.”

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