“You can build walls all the way to the sky and I will find a way to fly above them. You can try to pin me down with a hundred thousand arms, but I will find a way to resist. And there are many of us out there, more than you think. People who refuse to stop believing. People who refuse to come to earth. People who love in a world without walls, people who love into hate, into refusal, against hope, and without fear.
I love you. Remember. They cannot take it.”
― Delirium
I love you. Remember. They cannot take it.”
― Delirium
“The photographs of the inmates at Bergen-Belsen or Andersonville Prison or the bodies in the ditch at My Lai disturb us in a singular fashion because those instances of egregious human cruelty were committed for the most part by baptized Christians.”
― Light of the World
― Light of the World
“...and I wonder if there is any way to adequately describe the folly that causes us to undo all the great gifts of both Earth and Heaven.”
― Jolie Blon's Bounce
― Jolie Blon's Bounce
“No matter what occurs in your life, no matter how bad the circumstances seem to be, you must never consider a dishonorable act as a viable alternative.”
― In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead
― In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead
“Every third night a commitee holds a meeting in my head.”
― Rain Gods
― Rain Gods
melissabee’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at melissabee’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by melissabee
Lists liked by melissabee




























