Kenn Bivins > Quotes

“Secrets. Everyone has them. The light of day and truth reveal some secrets to be nagging obsessions or habits, while other secrets may be as incriminating as a literal decaying skeleton in one’s closet.”
― Kenn Bivins, Pious

“While the differences between love and hate can be blurred and difficult to decipher at times, the dichotomy of denial and acceptance are much more distinct. One is halting and aggressively rejects all truth, while the other is more passive and at peace – welcoming whatever truth is in waiting, whether fortunate or tragic.”
― Kenn Bivins, The Wedding & Disaster of Felona Mabel

“Resentment has the potential to consume many who appear to be otherwise blameless. Unresolved caged resentment that one day breaks free and kills all of the delicate innocence in the yard. Acidic, rancorous resentment has gears for teeth that are perfectly oiled by bitterness and possess a judgment unable to discern the corrupted from the good.”
― Kenn Bivins, Pious

“Neither super strength, nor telepathy, nor flight, nor telekinesis, nor any aberrant ability will ever be as great as the innate ability that a woman has when she is able to control her own mind.”
― Kenn Bivins, The Wedding & Disaster of Felona Mabel

“The Japanese poet Masahide once wrote,“The barn has burnt down—now I can see the moon.” I now understand what that means. Life can truly begin after a fire when all is seemingly lost. All of the unnecessary has been burned away.”
― Kenn Bivins, Pious

“A wedding is allegedly one of the most wondrous experiences in a woman’s life. All attending her presence are to make the occasion completely about her. Her beauty in that sliver of time is to be suspended in eternity so that ten years, thirty pounds and two kids later, she may sigh at the princess she once was.”
― Kenn Bivins, The Wedding & Disaster of Felona Mabel

“I live in a man’s world, but every man is born of us. Every man draws life from our womb. Some of them may regard us as less than starving cattle, but they would be no more than semen on the ground if we were so insignificant.”
― Kenn Bivins, The Wedding & Disaster of Felona Mabel

“Blessed is the woman who has never had anything to love. She can never know the heartbreak that comes with losing it.”
― Kenn Bivins, The Wedding & Disaster of Felona Mabel

“It’s been said that time heals all wounds, but the passage of time has little to do with healing and more to do with acceptance.”
― Kenn Bivins, Pious

“The reality is I was never in control. God is. What I am learning is I can only control how I respond to whatever happens. I’m learning that I can forgive beyond just saying it and smiling. I’m learning that I can coexist with things that don’t agree with my way.”
― Kenn Bivins, Pious

“Life goes on. Except for my mother.”
― Kenn Bivins, The Wedding & Disaster of Felona Mabel

“We're not strong because we struggle, we struggle because we're strong.”
― Kenn Bivins, The Wedding & Disaster of Felona Mabel