Shelby White

“All is in a man's hands and he lets it all slip from cowardice, that's an axiom. It would be interesting to know what it is men are most afraid of. Taking a new step, uttering a new word is what they fear most… .”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment

“But SACRIFICE does not mean 'death' at all. It means MAKING HOLY”
― Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning

“The fragility of our era is this, too: we don’t believe that there is a chance for redemption; for a hand to raise you up; for an embrace to save you, forgive you, pick you up, flood you with infinite, patient, indulgent love; to put you back on your feet. We need mercy.”
― Pope Francis, The Name of God is Mercy

“The modern individual is committed to being successful, not to being a person. He belongs rightly to the 'action generation' whose motto is 'do more but feel less.”
― Alexander Lowen, Narcissism: Denial of the True Self