Elizabeth

“An ernest chant from before my time, when the church was briefly other than an instrument of war.”
― Leif Enger, I Cheerfully Refuse

“(about writing a eulogy) I want to be able to honor people, sincerely. Be present in love and respect and kindness....Mr Lawrence once told me we should honor people for who they believe they are (or were). Or who they wanted to be for others. Honor them for how, in their moments of blissful denial, they thought other people saw them. "If you choose to do it, it's not about you honoring your own beliefs or feelings...”
― Natasha Deon

“Human," she says. "Fighters," she says. "And our survival depends on our collective abilities, not our individual might. That's what it means to be human.”
― Natasha Deon

“It's submission. A lot of people have a problem submitting to authority. They only trust themselves.....And they sound convincing because they've convinced themselves.....We're repeating mistakes we should have finished making a century ago.”
― Natasha Deon