Tina

“Marriage is something that takes up so much space, it can ruin your existence. But it makes life worth living. Wedding vows should explicitly state: “Of all people in the world, and of all possibilities, I choose you to be the only one to ruin my existence. I do not want anybody else but you to ruin my existence.” Otherwise, people get married, and a month later they start complaining that they feel cramped and need more space. “I love you” turns into “I love you, but I don’t like you.” Are you suffering because he ruined your existence? Of course he did. That’s what marriage does. What, then, would be the appropriate response? Very simple: “Go right ahead. Ruin my existence. Meanwhile I’ll be busy living.”
― Manis Friedman, Creating a Life That Matters: How to Live and Love with Meaning and Purpose

“Aristotle did not make a clear distinction between the soul and body, but argued that there were different kinds of soul. The minimal soul is the nutritive, which exists in plants and animals alike.”
― Christopher Kul-Want, Introducing Kant: A Graphic Guide

“Far more egregious are those couples who manipulate their children and wield them as a weapon to punish their spouse. That is out and out evil.”
― Manis Friedman, Creating a Life That Matters: How to Live and Love with Meaning and Purpose

“You going to find a way, little one. I see it in you. You move like her. That way you swing your arms, the way you lean in when you run. Soon as you learned to walk, you moved like you knew how to fight.”
― Jesmyn Ward, Let Us Descend