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“And yet, it occurs to me now that we can never run with our lies indefinitely. Sooner or later we are forced to confront their darkness. We can choose then when, not the if. And the longer we wait, the more painful and uncertain it will be.”
― Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark

“Pleasure is worth silver.
Contentment is worth gold.
Freedom is worth diamonds.
Peace is worth priceless treasure.

Hope is worth silver.
Faith is worth gold.
Joy is worth diamonds.
Love is worth priceless treasure.

Truth is worth silver.
Knowledge is worth gold.
Understanding is worth diamonds.
Wisdom is worth priceless treasure.

Charm is worth silver.
Reputation is worth gold.
Honor is worth diamonds.
Character is worth priceless treasure.

Friendship is worth silver.
Companionship is worth gold.
Individuality is worth diamonds.
Unity is worth priceless treasure.

Books are worth silver.
Teachers are worth gold.
Experience is worth diamonds.
Enlightenment is worth priceless treasure.

Days are worth silver.
Months are worth gold.
Years are worth diamonds.
Decades are worth priceless treasure.

Existence is worth silver.
Time is worth gold.
Life is worth diamonds.
Eternity is worth priceless treasure.

Creation is worth silver.
Nature is worth gold.
Mankind is worth diamonds.
God is worth priceless treasure.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Greed has no mouth,
but swallows many.
Love has no hands,
but touches many.
Hope has no feet,
but carries many.
Despair has no teeth,
but devours many.

Envy has no mouth,
but swallows many.
Compassion has no hands,
but touches many.
Joy has no feet,
but carries many.
Ego has no teeth,
but devours many.

Anger has no mouth,
but swallows many.
Peace has no hands,
but touches many.
Patience has no feet,
but carries many.
Evil has no teeth,
but devours many.

Time has no mouth,
but swallows many.
Reality has no hands,
but touches many.
Life has no feet,
but carries many.
Death has no teeth,
but devours many.

The past has no mouth,
but swallows many.
The present has no hands,
but touches many.
The future has no feet,
but carries many.
Fate has no teeth,
but devours many.

Darkness has no mouth,
but swallows many.
Light has no hands,
but touches many.
The universe has no feet,
but carries many.
Destruction has no teeth,
but devours many.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“A funeral is supposed to be a way to say goodbye. You look inside yourself and find a place to put your grief, not somewhere hidden, not the top shelf or the back of a cupboard, but maybe by a window, where it can catch the light.”
― Beth Lincoln, A Dictionary of Scoundrels