“Once again, I'm reminded that it's possible to be happy and sad, worried and hopeful, confused and certain, all at the same time.
Especially when you love someone dearly.”
― The One and Only Family
Especially when you love someone dearly.”
― The One and Only Family
“This stifling atmosphere will ultimately harm the most vital causes of our time. The restriction of debate, whether by a repressive government or an intolerant society, invariably hurts those who lack power and makes everyone less capable of democratic participation. The way to defeat bad ideas is by exposure, argument, and persuasion, not by trying to silence or wish it away.”
― Truth Over Tribe: Pledging Allegiance to the Lamb, Not the Donkey or the Elephant
― Truth Over Tribe: Pledging Allegiance to the Lamb, Not the Donkey or the Elephant
“The new dawn balloons as we free it.
For there is always light,
If only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
―
For there is always light,
If only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
―
“Please remember that when adversity is drawn out of the shadows and recognized, we ensure that human beings living under oppression—past and present—know they are not forgotten.
Together we can shine a light in dark corners of the past.
Together, we can give history a voice.”
― I Must Betray You
Together we can shine a light in dark corners of the past.
Together, we can give history a voice.”
― I Must Betray You
“I want them to know
that banning a book
is like banning a hug
and THAT is a dismal storm
no child should be left behind in”
― Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Letters, Recipes, and Remembrances
that banning a book
is like banning a hug
and THAT is a dismal storm
no child should be left behind in”
― Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Letters, Recipes, and Remembrances
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