Megan Dyson

“At his most prescient, President Roosevelt tried to warn the world, in his Quarantine Speech, of the growing threat to international security. “The peace, the freedom, and the security of ninety percent of the population is being jeopardized by the remaining ten percent who are threatening a breakdown of all international order and law,” he announced. The speech caused an uproar. President Roosevelt was accused of trying to circumvent the neutrality laws of America. December—The Japanese Army launched the massacre of Nanking. In a period of six weeks, according to various estimates, over 300,000 people were brutally murdered. Over 20,000 cases of rape were reported.”
― Robert L. Beir, Roosevelt and the Holocaust: How FDR Saved the Jews and Brought Hope to a Nation

“Retract the Facts The time has come to leave the past, our glass is full, stop looking back. Retract the facts that you know as sane, and free your mind from years of blame. You’ve come to serve the selfless game, no gain can come of all this shame. The devil sits with all the saints, and freedom comes to those who wait. The time is now so don’t mistake, our patience serves the selfless way.”
― Matt Buonocore, The Everlasting Sky: Divine Ties Book 4

“Draw your head to your knee: As you breathe out, lift your right leg, keeping it straight and holding your foot in both hands. Tilt your head forward to touch your knee. Return to the starting position and repeat several times.”
― Sophie Godard, Yoga: 40 Exercises for Beginners

“Human happiness, like the aloe, is a flower of slow growth.”
― Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Complete Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge