Curtis Seidel

“Men do not do well when tender emotions exist between them. They can be there. They can even be tangentially recognized. But to acknowledge them directly would have violated the structure of our relationships and turned the moment awkward. I went quiet rather than run that risk...

Left unsaid: "Love's the only thing that will see us through this. If that love fails, or if we let circumstance and friction grind it down, we will surely die.”
― Sean Parnell, Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan

“Coming to terms with suffering and nobly accepting the challenge it represents is the path that leads to happiness.”
― Alexandre Havard, Free Hearts: Understanding Your Deepest Motivations

“77    You told me that to tie yourself to a plan of life, to a schedule, would be so monotonous! And I answered, “It is monotonous because you lack love.”
― Josemaría Escrivá, The Way

“No league or conference or committee or group can put life into the world: it can only be born into the world, and only individuals can give birth.”
― Caryll Houselander, The Reed of God: A New Edition of a Spiritual Classic