Sylvia

“Growing bitterness inside of you, will only turn you into a field of sadness.”
― Key Ballah, Preparing My Daughter For Rain

“In The Ethics of Our Fathers, a book of the Talmud, Rabbi Tarfon says: "You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it." By the end, this is how I came to feel about my work. Dismantling the rise of fascism is best not left to lone vigilantes, nor to the punitive mechanisms of the state, but to people working together to stamp out hate wherever it arises. In the meantime, I cook like a Jew: paprika, dill, onions, garlic, warm broth, and company. The herring is optional, but love is not optional. It is what we must marshal to break the back of the beast. To do so, we must break bread together: a prickle of salt, a pat of melting butter, a bite, a kiss, a homily in the mouth about what's worth fighting for.”
― Talia Lavin, Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy

“Most people feel they lack the intelligence to find the right way for them, but this is merely misunderstanding. Intelligence has nothing to do with college degrees or reading books. True intelligence is a willingness to exchange a fallacy for a fact.”
― Robert Anthony, Beyond Positive Thinking: A No-Nonsense Formula for Getting the Results You Want

“Have you ever looked at your body without the lens of your colonized mind?”
― Key Ballah, Preparing My Daughter For Rain