Suzi Lambert

“What is the thread that holds it all together? Grief, I thought for a while. And grief is there sure enough… But grief is not a force and has no power to hold… Love is what carries you, for it is always there, even in the dark, or mostly there in the dark, but shining out at times like gold stitches in a piece of embroidery. Hannah Coulter by WENDELL BERRY”
― Mani Feniger, The Woman in the Photograph

“Reality is the strip malls of Burbank, the smokestacks of Cleveland, a parking garage in Newark. Fantasy is the towers of Minas Tirith, the ancient stones of Gormenghast, the halls of Camelot. Fantasy flies on the wings of Icarus, reality on Southwest Airlines. Why do our dreams become so much smaller when they finally come true? We read fantasy to find the colors again, I think. To taste strong spices and hear the songs the sirens sang. There is something old and true in fantasy that speaks to something deep within us, to the child who dreamt that one day he would hunt the forests of the night, and feast beneath the hollow hills, and find a love to last forever somewhere south of Oz and north of Shangri-La. They can keep their heaven. When I die, I'd sooner go to Middle Earth..”
― George R.R. Martin

“To Pagans, it is important to remember and honour the force which gives rise to us and sustains us. Life and consciousness are precious gifts and so too is the natural world of which we are a part. Often we forget and feel not a part but apart. We experience the Delusion of Separateness. We feel isolated and alone, our lives without meaning. The purpose of Paganism is to remind us of who and what we are; to celebrate the joy of life, so often masked with sorrow; and to honour the Gods, the great forces of the Universe, which give us life.”
― Sarah Owen, Paganism: A Beginners Guide to Paganism

“But stupidity is one of two things we see most clearly in retrospect. The other is missed chances.”
― Stephen King, 11/22/63