#ado

It is, then, by those shadows of the hoary Past and their fantastic silhouettes on the external screen of every religion and philosophy, that we can, by checking them as we go along, and comparing them, trace out finally the body that produced them. ↗

— H. P. Blavatsky

#body #checking #comparing #every #external

If coming events are said to cast their shadows before, past events cannot fall to leave their impress behind them. ↗

— H. P. Blavatsky

#behind #cannot #cast #coming #events

I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting on my part. ↗

— Mary J. Blige

#barely #children #i #more #my own

Suffering has roused them from the sleep of gentle life, and every day fills them with a terrible intoxication. They are now something more than themselves; those we loved were merely happy shadows. ↗

— Georges Duhamel

#every #every day #fills #gentle #happy

Adopted pets are the best pets you can have. Most adoptable pets come from loving homes that simply cannot care for them anymore. Or, they are strays who've been on their own without the loving care they deserve. ↗

— Josh Duhamel

#anymore #been #best #cannot #care

I wouldn't adopt, but what I will do is give my time and go and try to be there for people. ↗

— Mary J. Blige

#give #go #i #my time #people

I don't think I'll do foster care or adopt, to be quite honest. ↗

— Mary J. Blige

#care #foster #honest #i #quite

Criticism starts - it has to start - with a real passion for reading. It can come in adolescence, even in your twenties, but you must fall in love with poems. ↗

— Harold Bloom

#come #criticism #even #fall #love

I had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control of her life. ↗

— Jan de Bont

#always #control #had #her #i

I can understand there are things like shadows they need to fix after a shoot, but it's unfair to represent an image of yourself if it's not true. They're gonna see what you look like on film anyway, so why try to cover all your wobbly bits in a photo? ↗

— Emily Blunt

#anyway #bits #cover #film #fix