Shera Speltz

“We're supposed to strive for harmony, and that's what the art of tea is supposed to accomplish... but harmony is very, very difficult to achieve in this country. Tea ceremony is powerless. But it's also not such a bad thing either. You should enjoy it while you can.”
― Koushun Takami, Battle Royale

“I am convinced that most people do not grow up...We marry and dare to have children and call that growing up. I think what we do is mostly grow old. We carry accumulation of years in our bodies, and on our faces, but generally our real selves, the children inside, are innocent and shy as magnolias.”
― Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter

“«الموت!» وقال في ذات نفسه: «عجيب» أن يكون ثمة مثل هذه الكلمة ومثل هذا الشيء ثم ننساهما بالكلية. وأن يكون المرء حياً، دافئاً، وجميلاً، تعمر قلبه الآمال والرغبات والحاجات يوماً، ثم لا تشرق عليه شمس اليوم التالي حتى يكون قد فارق هذه الأرض إلى الأبد.»”
― Harriet Beecher Stowe, ‫كوخ العم توم‬

“We can reproach ourselves for some action, for a remark, but not for a feeling, quite simply because we have no control at all over it.”
― Milan Kundera