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  • #1
    “Tell me sir if you will, where in the Bible does it state that it’s ok to judge others based purely on assumption? Can you see now who is the lesser evil between the two?”
    Sofea Shah

  • #2
    Warsan Shire
    “It's not my responsibility to be beautiful. I'm not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.”
    Warsan Shire

  • #3
    Malcolm X
    “You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.”
    Malcolm X, By Any Means Necessary

  • #4
    Some people say, “Never let them see you cry.” I say, if you’re so mad
    “Some people say, “Never let them see you cry.” I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.”
    Tina Fey, Bossypants

  • #5
    Nicholas Sparks
    “Dreams are always crushing when they don't come true. But it's the simple dreams that are often the most painful because they seem so personal, so reasonable, so attainable. You're always close enough to touch, but never quite close enough to hold and it's enough to break your heart.”
    Nicholas Sparks, Three Weeks with My Brother

  • #6
    Deb Caletti
    “That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.”
    Deb Caletti

  • #7
    Ann Patchett
    “Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.”
    Ann Patchett, State of Wonder

  • #8
    V (formerly Eve Ensler)
    “Cherish your solitude. Take trains by yourself to places you have never been. Sleep out alone under the stars. Learn how to drive a stick shift. Go so far away that you stop being afraid of not coming back. Say no when you don’t want to do something. Say yes if your instincts are strong, even if everyone around you disagrees. Decide whether you want to be liked or admired. Decide if fitting in is more important than finding out what you’re doing here. Believe in kissing.”
    Eve Ensler

  • #9
    Hildegard von Bingen
    “The Word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity. This Word manifests itself in every creature.”
    Hildegard of Bingen

  • #10
    Hildegard von Bingen
    “Like billowing clouds,
    Like the incessant gurgle of the brook,
    The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.”
    Hildegard von Bingen

  • #11
    Hildegard von Bingen
    “Dare to declare who you are. It is not far from the shores of silence to the boundaries of speech. The path is not long, but the way is deep. You must not only walk there, you must be prepared to leap.”
    St. Hildegard of Bingen

  • #12
    Hildegard von Bingen
    “We cannot live in a world interpreted for us by others. An interpreted world is not a hope. Part of the terror is to take back our listening, to use our own voice, to see our own light.”
    Hildegard of Bingen

  • #13
    Gregory Maguire
    “People who claim that they're evil are usually no worse than the rest of us... It's people who claim that they're good, or any way better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of.”
    Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

  • #14
    Paulo Coelho
    “What is a teacher? I'll tell you: it isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.”
    Paulo Coelho, The Witch of Portobello

  • #15
    Shel Silverstein
    “Magic
    Sandra’s seen a leprechaun,
    Eddie touched a troll,
    Laurie danced with witches once,
    Charlie found some goblins gold.
    Donald heard a mermaid sing,
    Susy spied an elf,
    But all the magic I have known
    I've had to make myself.”
    Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends

  • #16
    Patrick Rothfuss
    “Music sounds different to the one who plays it. It is the musician's curse.”
    Patrick Rothfuss

  • #17
    Tallulah Bankhead
    “Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.”
    Tallulah Bankhead



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