Allan

“Wer mit Ungeheuern kämpft, mag zusehn, daß er nicht dabei zum Ungeheuer wird. Und wenn du lange in einen Abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

“never be taught." The cage bird says, "Alas for me, I know not the songs of the woodlands." Their love is intense with longing, but they never can fly wing to wing. Through the bars of the cage they look, and vain is their wish to know each other. They flutter their wings in yearning, and sing, "Come closer, my love!" The free bird cries, "It cannot be, I fear the closed doors of the cage." The cage bird whispers, "Alas, my wings are powerless and dead.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, The Gardener

“How could he have wanted someone so desperately for so long and then be this terrified when he finally saw him again?”
― Brandon Shire, Heart of Timber

“Loving someone gives you courage; being loved back gives you strength. -Lao Tzu”
― Brandon Shire, Afflicted II