Darnell Zelko

“While master of myself, I’ll not permit
The soothing beauty of a tear to roll
Along the crooked contours of this nose.
There’s a sublimity in tears; and I
Would not debase them;
I would never turn
Something sublime to the ridiculous.”
― Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac

“Este equilibrio entre humanos, flora y fauna empezó a tambalearse cuando los primeros se convirtieron ellos mismos en presa; o, mejor dicho, en mercancía.”
― Alan Weisman, The World Without Us

“In no time at all, I find myself crying again. It’s impossible to resist the kindness of strangers. Someone who looks at you, who doesn’t know you, who tells you it’s OK, whatever you did, whatever you’ve done: you suffered, you hurt, you deserve forgiveness. I confide in him and I forget, once again, what I’m doing here. I don’t watch his face for a reaction, I don’t study his eyes for some sign of guilt or suspicion. I let him comfort me.”
― Paula Hawkins, The Girl on the Train

“If you don’t know how to be happy with what you have, you will never be happy with more.”
― Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?