Wiss Auguste > Quotes

“She was flabbergasted by the backward thinking of humankind. The damaging double standards that fueled gender disparity infuriated her.”
― Wiss Auguste, The Illusions of Hope

“Once again, she was free. Once again, she found peace. It was music that freed her soul from the dungeon of her mind.”
― Wiss Auguste, The Illusions of Hope

“There’s nothing more poisonous to a community than rumors and gossips. They taint the good character of those who effortlessly stand out. They provide mediocre individuals with a means to become relevant. They set in like gangrene and eat away at the sense of decency that differentiates humans from animals.”
― Wiss Auguste, The Illusions of Hope

“Let death come to me," I told them.
Contempt filled their gaze; they labeled me crazy. Then they saw me drink my poison from her lips, and they envied my fate.”
― Wiss Auguste

“What a beautiful madness, to explore the darkness in one's own soul and find joy in the unearthing of such wicked thoughts.”
― Wiss Auguste

“Fear was etched on her face like a gypsy curse carved on precious stones.”
― Wiss Auguste, The Illusions of Hope

“His warmth was her sweet obsession. His smile was her sunshine; his kisses became her addiction.”
― Wiss Auguste, The Illusions of Hope

“The desert was a prison without bars. Her fear was her shackles.”
― Wiss Auguste, The Illusions of Hope

“Her legs were heavy. A grunt followed each step she took. Each step she took sent a painful sensation up her spine. Each step she took caused her knees to wobble. Yet she walked.”
― Wiss Auguste, The Illusions of Hope

“Their sense of entitlement was about as big as their egos, and their egos were twice the size of their brains. Decency was a foreign concept to them; Hope ignored them all and walked into her room.”
― Wiss Auguste, The Illusions of Hope

“When it comes to matters of the heart, there are no quadrants or formulas that can be used to measure the truthfulness of words and actions. It is always a gamble, an educated guess at best.”
― Wiss Auguste, The Illusions of Hope

“She was wildfire; I was wind”
― Wiss Auguste, Beneath The Veil Of Time: A poetry collection

“They say you can usually tell how long the journey was by looking at the shoes of the traveler-- So when you look into my eyes, do you see the miles I have traveled to become the man I am?”
― Wiss Auguste

“Had I been born in a different time, I would have been a wanderer with little money, few worries and even fewer fears.”
― Wiss Auguste

“Let death come for me," I told them. Contempt filled their gaze; they labeled me crazy.
Then they saw me drinking my poison from her lips, and they envied my fate.”
― Wiss Auguste

“And what of her smile?" you asked.
It's summer's poetry
Or a respite from the rigors of winter.”
― Wiss Auguste

“She had only been around humans for a few days, and she had already embroiled herself in one of the most intricate social dilemmas: to stand out or to fit in?”
― Wiss Auguste, The Illusions of Hope

“A night remains a night regardless of a Negro’s struggles. The moon does not stop shining to mourn a dying Negro; the tide will not alter its course to push ashore a drowning Negro.”
― Wiss Auguste, They Called Us Savages

“Being almost free is the most devilish form of captivity.”
― Wiss Auguste, They Called Us Savages

“There's a poem in the sky, Adeline—there is always a poem in the sky.”
― Wiss Auguste

“A shared secret is like sunken carcasses pressing against the fissured wall of a dam.”
― Wiss Auguste, They Called Us Savages

“The irony of life is this: every fusion triggers a schism.”
― Wiss Auguste

“Beyond barely clad thighs, and hips, and breasts... and smiles, she was tranquility.
She was what forehead kisses are to a troubled mind.”
― Wiss Auguste

“Self-confidence is notoriously fickle when it is defined by factors beyond one's control.”
― Wiss Auguste, The Illusions of Hope

“Our dreams and nightmares are kept apart by this thin line of sanity. Some of us are just fortunate that we only cross that line in our sleep.”
― Wiss Auguste

“I wonder if you miss my light, still as dim as you knew it to be, but still shining for you while all the brighter lights have deserted your shore.”
― Wiss Auguste

“On this land and all lands beyond, happiness is a borrowed commodity”
― Wiss Auguste, They Called Us Savages

“Beware the thrill of ephemeral joys”
― Wiss Auguste, They Called Us Savages

“All pleasant dreams morph into disappointment once the mind awakens.”
― Wiss Auguste, They Called Us Savages

“Let death come for me," I told them.
Contempt filled their gaze; they labeled me crazy. They then saw me drink my poison from her lips and they envied my fate.”
― Wiss Auguste