Anya

“Qui est déraciné déracine. Qui est enraciné ne déracine pas.
(Whoever is uprooted uproots. Who is rooted does not uproot.)”
― Simone Weil

“For some, the blackness or darkness of the Madonna remains unresolved. Some claim that the Madonna is black because she survived fires that destroyed all but her; others say that she was darkened by candle smoke. I say that she is dark because she has entered so many lives on fire, because she's absorbed so much suffering. Some conclude that the Madonna is black for no reason, that her darkness means nothing. Others say she is a symbol, an archetype, psyche's shadow. I say that the Black Madonna is all these things and that she is a black woman, a woman of color, a brown woman, a red woman, and more. She is not white. She is more, she includes all colors. She is dark because we come in so many colors, hues, and shades, and no one, no one is to be left out.”
― China Galland, Longing for Darkness: Tara and the Black Madonna

“To sin is human, to lay snares is diabolical.”
― Saint Jerome

“The one unbeliever is sanctified by his holy and believing family. For, when a man is surrounded by a believing crowd of children and grandchildren, he is as good as a candidate for the faith.”
― Jerome, The Complete Works of Saint Jerome (13 Books): Cross-Linked to the Bible