Jen

“I plucked my soul out of its secret place,
And held it to the mirror of my eye,
To see it like a star against the sky,
A twitching body quivering in space,
A spark of passion shining on my face.
And I explored it to determine why
This awful key to my infinity
Conspires to rob me of sweet joy and grace.
And if the sign may not be fully read,
If I can comprehend but not control,
I need not gloom my days with futile dread,
Because I see a part and not the whole.
Contemplating the strange, I’m comforted
By this narcotic thought: I know my soul.”
― Claude McKay

“You have wings and courage and a brain. Do not annoy me by asking permission." Lily 500 in The Bees”
― Laline Paull, The Bees

“Then kindly recall that variation is not the same as deformity.”
― Laline Paull, The Bees

“The bee’s life is like a magic well: the more you draw from it, the more it fills with water. —KARL VON FRISCH”
― Laline Paull, The Bees