“Panic,” said T.J. But no one raised a hand. She explained. It came from the Greek god Pan: the god of the woods. He liked to trick people, to confuse and disorient them until they lost their bearings, and their minds. To panic, said T.J.,
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“When we believe they are doing the best they can with the tools they have in that moment, it can help us reach a place of compassion and curiosity.”
― Tiny Humans, Big Emotions: How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children
― Tiny Humans, Big Emotions: How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Children
“Mystery is fine in heaven and in poetry, but on earth, mystery signals human failure.”
― Heartwood
― Heartwood
“All that Hell shit,” she said, unzipping my hoodie and handing it back, “isn’t afterlife panic. It’s excuses to abuse people now, like addicts and victims need more bad shit. Let’s create middle-school self-haters! Then call them sluts who’ll get boys damned! Because we’re the only way outta Hell, everyone better agree with us on everything. Hell is a world without God? Hell is a Christian president bombing Iraqi babies!”
― Hell Is a World Without You
― Hell Is a World Without You
“During hugs, Miss Esther said, “Gumdrop, once I’m gone, keep leadin’ my babies out here.” I agreed, queasily. She understands the parking deck’s gonna replace her house, right? “Acts 3:21,” she said. “We ain’t finished ‘til that’s his will.”
― Hell Is a World Without You
― Hell Is a World Without You
“All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril. It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.”
― The Picture of Doran Gray
― The Picture of Doran Gray
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