Shandra Comunale

“Even an entire society, a nation, or all simultaneously existing societies taken together, are not the owners of the earth. They are simply its possessors, its beneficiaries, and have to bequeath it in an improved state to succeeding generations as boni patres familias [good heads of the household].”
― Karl Marx, Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 3

“В человеке тебе принадлежит только то, что ты в нем изменил…”
― Эрих Мария Ремарк, "Sag mir, daß du mich liebst" : Erich Maria Remarque - Marlene Dietrich, Zeugnisse einer Leidenschaft

“Teach a child a useful skill. Build confidence and self-esteem that lasts a lifetime.”
― Sybrina Durant, Boo's Shoes - A Rabbit and Fox Story: Learn To Tie Shoelaces

“I think people expect too much from marriage today,' he said. 'They expect perfection. Every moment should be bliss. That's TV or movies. But that is not the human experience.
. . . twenty good minutes here, forty good minutes there, it adds up to something beautiful. The trick is when things aren't so great, you don't junk the whole thing. It's okay to have an argument. It's okay that the other one nudges you a little, bothers you a little. It's part of being close to someone.
But the joy you get from that same closeness--when you watch your children, when you wake up and smile at each other--that . . . is a blessing. People forget that.”
― Mitch Albom, Have a Little Faith: a True Story