Kathleen Ely

“The firefly only shines when on the wing, So it is with us--when we stop, we darken.”
― Jan Karon, At Home in Mitford

“One of the things that makes a dead leaf fall to the ground is the bud of the new leaf that pushes it off the limb.”
― Jan Karon

“History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples' environments, not because of biological differences among peoples themselves”
― Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

“Perhaps our greatest distinction as a species is our capacity, unique among animals, to make counter-evolutionary choices.”
― Jared Diamond, Why Is Sex Fun? The Evolution of Human Sexuality