The wound is the place where the light enters you.
Rumi
I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart: I am, I am, I am.
Sylvia Plath
Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.
Thomas Campbell
I can no other answer make but thanks, And thanks, and ever thanks. - Expressing gratitude in simple words.
Shakespeare
To fly from, need not be to hate, mankind; all are not fit with them to stir and toil.
Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven. - Emphasizing the value of knowledge.
Beauty is bought by judgment of the eye. - Recognizing the subjective nature of beauty.
The world is all a flea's nest, and things are coming to a worse pass every day.
The wheel is come full circle. - Acknowledging the cyclical nature of life and change.
The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.
Maya Angelou
The brain is like a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it gets.
Robert Frost
Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.
Charles Bukowski
Though justice be thy plea, consider this, That, in the course of justice, none of us Should see salvation. - Reflecting on the complexity of justice.
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. - Offering advice on love and trust.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. - Reflecting on the challenges of leadership.
The undiscovered country from whose bourn No traveller returns. - Contemplating the mystery of death.
To bear is to conquer our fate.
Deep in the darkness, I live and breathe.
Edgar Allan Poe