God and His Priest and King,. . . make up a heaven of our misery.
My father was strict, but he recognised my ability and got a lot of flak from the church for supporting me.
Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves too much, but you have to crawl into your wounds to discover where your fears are. Once the bleeding starts, the cleansing can begin.
Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.
Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don't fit into boxes.
We can all choose to become our potential, not just talk about it or dream about it. But daily, make a shift whereby we begin living and being our potential. With each day, that potential can expand because we are open to learning something every day.
Sometimes you have to do what you don't like to get to where you want to be.
I can't remember why or how I started writing, but I think it was always a way of making sense of the world.
Why do you tell me. . . so much?" Luthe considered her. "I tell you. . . some you need to know, and some you have earned the right to know, and some it won't hurt you to know--" He stopped. . . . "Some things I tell you only because I wish to tell them to you.
In consigning Elian back to slavery without a hearing, this administration is setting back the cause of freedom -- in this country and in Cuba.
When I'm at school in the city, I don't feel particularly worldly or wise. It's only when I come back home that I remember exactly why I left.