Lau Saili

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

“The mistake one should never make is to accept the amiable Indian as a monolith. He is a most well-adjusted split personality, capable of living simultaneously and effortlessly on two mutually opposed planes. He can make a quantum leap from one epoch to another without showing any strain.
His mind is like a chest of drawers - never a single cupboard; each drawer can be a world onto itself, and can be pulled out, without reference to others, in response to a given situation.”
― Pavan K. Varma, Becoming Indian: The Unfinished Revolution of Culture and Identity [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 2010] Pavan K Verma

“She dwells with Beauty--Beauty that must die: And Joy, whose hand is ever at his lips, bidding Adieu; and aching Pleasure nigh, Turning to poison while the bee mouths sips:”
― John Keats

“If people are laughing, they are learning. True learning is a joy because it is an act of creation.”
― Tyson Yunkaporta, Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World