Andrea Fleury

“I'm a simple-minded fuck who can't read your mind, and even if I could, I would be so lost in the sheer volume of thoughts and feelings it wouldn't do me any good. I need you NOT to shut me out. To explain yourself. To help me understand you. To be your authentic self with me. But with concise communication.”
― Jessika Klide, Big Book Boss

“I was taught by family at ten.
I was taught by books at twenty.
I was taught by enemies at thirty.
I was taught by nature at forty.
I was taught by life at fifty.

At ten, I was foolish.
At twenty, I was naïve.
At thirty, I was alert.
At forty, I was experienced.
At fifty, I was wise.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Ignorance incarcerates you,
truth sets you free,
and knowledge lights your way around the universe.
Ego incarcerates you,
humility sets you free,
and gratitude lights your way around the universe.
Greed incarcerates you,
contentment sets you free,
and charity lights your way around the universe.
Fear incarcerates you,
hope sets you free,
and faith lights your way around the universe.
Guilt incarcerates you,
grace sets you free,
and faith lights your way around the universe.
Desire incarcerates you,
self-discipline sets you free,
and patience lights your way around the universe.
The heart incarcerates you,
the mind sets you free,
and the soul lights your way around the universe.
Death incarcerates you,
life sets you free,
and awareness lights your way around the universe.
The past incarcerates you,
the present sets you free,
and eternity lights your way around the universe.
Darkness incarcerates you,
light sets you free,
and God lights your way around the universe.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love is not a weakness. It's the bravest act of our lives.”
― Georgia Scott, American Girl: Memories That Made Me