Lori Darling

“Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other”
― Veronica Roth

“Over the last few years, the Islamic world has produced more female presidents and prime ministers than both Europe and North America combined.”
― Reza Aslan, No God But God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam

“For most of the Western world, September 11, 2001, signaled the commencement of a worldwide struggle between Islam and the West—the ultimate manifestation of the clash of civilizations. From the Islamic perspective, however, the attacks on New York and Washington were part of an ongoing clash between those Muslims who strive to reconcile their religious values with the realities of the modern world, and those who react to modernism and reform by reverting—sometimes fanatically—to the “fundamentals” of their faith.”
― Reza Aslan, No God But God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”
― Theodore Parker