Domi

“Who hurt you, once,
so far beyond repair
that you would meet each overture
with curling lip?
While we, who knew you well,
your friends, (the focus of your scorn)
could see your courage in the face of fear,
your wit, and thoughtfulness,
and will remember you
with something close to love.”
― Louise Penny, Bury Your Dead

“Difference is the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth, and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. Therein lies a most fundamental principle of peace: respect for diversity.”
― John Hume

“From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them, and that is eternity.”
― Edvard Munch

“OUR SECRETS ARE our most formidable adversaries. The older I get, the more I see secrecy as “the enemy within,” which blocks recovery not only for individuals but for society itself.”
― Patrick J. Kennedy, A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction