"Joy is at its keenest when contrasted with sorrow, courage at its height when it follows fear, faith at its noblest when it grows from doubt."

-- Alice Hegan Rice

#Joy Quotes #Doubt Quotes #Sorrow Quotes

“A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.”
“Time is what death needs to grow people in.”
“The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.”
“I abjure with a sincere heart and unfeigned faith, I curse and detest the said errors and heresies, and generally all and every error and sect contrary to the Holy Catholic Church.”
“I know that a lot of songwriters write about a break up. It's a really popular topic. I think heartbreak is the number one thing people write about. I could say that's narcissistic somehow because they want everybody to admire how pained they are. But I actually do think there's something beautiful and uplifting about knowing that you're not the only one who is experiencing or has experienced that kind of devastating loss. Everyone's experienced that.”
“A common question asked of writers is "When did you decide to become a writer?" The answer, of course, is that we didn't decide anything. It was decided for us. I firmly believe that mythical godmothers make appearances at our cradles, and bestow their gifts. The godmother who might have blessed me with a singing voice did not show up; the goddess of dance was nowhere in sight; the chef-to-the-angels was otherwise engaged. Only one made the journey to my cradle, and she whispered, "You will be a storyteller."”
“Iâ€™m not gonna sit around and waste my precious divine energy trying to explain and be ashamed of things you think are wrong with me.”
“There's nothing native about young people's engagement with technology,”

Source : "Danah Boyd: 'People looked at me like I was an alien'" by Bobbie Johnson, www.theguardian.com. December 9, 2009.

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