Joyce

“TO ALL MANKIND

Speak kind words
to mankind
and the unkind
will attack you.

Speak common sense
using any of your senses,
and you will be attacked by
the senseless.

Speak truth,
and you will be attacked by
the untruthful.

Speak about absolutely nothing,
and absolutely nothing
will speak back,
but then nothing at all
will ever change.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“You can forever remember the wrongs done to you as long as you live,” she said. “But if you forget ’em and go on living, it’s almost as good as forgiving.”
― James McBride, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.”
― Stephen Hawking