Nancy

“She was half crazy with the joy of it!

She was a fat old thing of no importance.

When the flash came to her, Emily felt that life was a wonderful mysterious thing of persistent beauty.

She had no outlet for the violence of emotion that racked her being.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Emily of New Moon

“Men fear most what they understand least, ignorance makes fear.
The best time for elders to advise youth is when youth presume to advise their elders.
The man who must prove himself a man is still a boy.
A large private misery makes public compassion small.”
― Avi, Crispin: At the Edge of the World

“Politics isn't about power, control or manipulation. It's about serving up your very best. You don't understand the power you have until you use it. Helping other people brings out the good in everybody. When hope gets released in a place, all kinds of things are possible.”
― Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here

“I'm an introvert, and I will imperfectly and courageously offer my strengths of strategic solitude, meaningful connection, genuine influence, sacred confidence, true well-being, hard won resilience, sharp thinking, insightful perception, and intentional energy as I live with purpose and grow for a lifetime.”
― Holley Gerth, Powerful Purpose of Introverts