Language is courage:
the ability to conceive a thought,
to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.
Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses
Poetry, thoughts, and quotations to help get us through the night.
Language is courage:
the ability to conceive a thought,
to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.
Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses
Life is not always a matter of holding good cards,
but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
Dan Millman, Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior
One of the secrets of a happy life
is continuous small treats,
and if some of these can be inexpensive
and quickly procured so much the better.
Iris Murdoch, The Sea, the Sea
I object to being told that I am saving daylight
when my reason tells me that I am doing nothing of the kind...
At the back of the Daylight Saving scheme,
I detect the bony, blue-fingered hand of Puritanism,
eager to push people into bed earlier, and get them up earlier,
to make them healthy, wealthy, and wise in spite of themselves.
Robertson Davies, The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks
Join the union, girls,
and together say
Equal Pay for Equal Work.
Susan B. Anthony, The Revolution
Dear March—Come in—
How glad I am—
I hoped for you before—
Put down your Hat—
You must have walked—
How out of Breath you are—
Dear March, how are you, and the Rest—
Did you leave Nature well—
Oh March, Come right upstairs with me—
I have so much to tell—
I got your Letter, and the Birds—
The Maples never knew that you were coming—
I declare - how Red their Faces grew—
But March, forgive me—
And all those Hills you left for me to Hue—
There was no Purple suitable—
You took it all with you—
Who knocks? That April—
Lock the Door—
I will not be pursued—
He stayed away a Year to call
When I am occupied—
But trifles look so trivial
As soon as you have come
That blame is just as dear as Praise
And Praise as mere as Blame—
Emily Dickinson