But words mattered, more so in Newark than many other places. In a world where income and possessions were limited, words represented dignity, pride, self-worth. (Jeff Hobbs, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League)
Horror on earth is real and it is everyday. It is like a flower or like the sun – it cannot be contained..
Risk is the universe’s way of pushing us to become more than what we are. Risk is faith at the edge. Risk is the pulsating nature of life (Sarah Strohmeyer, The Cinderella Pact)
He stared at me in complete puzzlement, “And while I’m committing incest for you is there anything else you’d like? Maybe a side-order of bestiality? – Candice Raquel Lee, The Innocent: A Myth
Modernity is the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, which make up one half of art, the other being the eternal and the immutable. This transitory fugitive element, which is constantly changing, must not be despised or neglected (Charles Baudelaire)
Truth is like beauty – it lies in the mind of the beholder
Let us eat and be merry (Bible)
The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success (James Cash Penney)
Until we look from the bottom up we have nothing (Sue Monk Kidd, The Dance of the Dissident Daughter)
My mouth dropped open, because even if it wasn’t my best friend, I knew the guy who was presently rubbing the short stubble on his chin. The only new thing about him was the little scar on his left eyebrow. It was Gabriel Green, known to me as Gabe the douche bag. Great! – Stephanie Witter, By My Side