"Words betrayed her: beautiful butterflies in her mind; dead moths when she opened her mouth for their release into the world."

-- Glen Duncan

#Beautiful Quotes #Butterfly Quotes #Mind Quotes

“I am asked often about Abraham Lincoln's mistakes and faults; he certainly made some mistakes. I have chapter in President Lincoln about the Powhatan affair that was a royal screw-up in the early days - right alongside the Sumter affair. Lincoln signed letters he should not signed, and the ship was sent to two places at one under two captains etc. Fortunately, no great harm. Lincoln took the blame and did not do anything like that again.”
“Education is not simply to learn to read and write. It's emancipation. It makes you free.”
“If you have form'd a circle to go into, Go into it yourself, and see how you would do. They said this mystery never shall cease: The priest promotes war, and the soldier peace.”
“Your depth of commitment, your quality of service, the product of your devotion -- these are the things that count in life.”
“I saw something even more beautiful than a sense of humor: an appreciation for lifeâ€™s essential absurdity.”
“Pain or perspective, that's the choice.' . . . You choose pain - you choose to fight it, deny it, bury it - then yes, the choice is always hard. But you choose perspective - embrace your history, give it credit for the better person it can make you, scars and all - the choice gets easier every time.”

Source : Ted Dekker, Erin Healy (2009). “Kiss”, p.321, Thomas Nelson Inc
“When a rose dies, a thorn is left behind.”
“I have some sweets now and then, but I wouldnt say I have a major sweet tooth.”

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