#are

Percy," Apollo said, "I wouldn't worry too much. The last Great Prophecy about you took almost seventy years to complete. This one may not even happen in your lifetime." I thought about the lines Rachel had spoken in that creepy voice: about storm and fire and the Doors of Death. "Maybe," I said, "but it didn't sound so good." "No," said Apollo cheerfully. "It certainly didn't. She's going to make a wonderful Oracle! ↗

— Rick Riordan

#percy-jackson #rachel-elizabeth-dare #death

Mr. Speaker, the Delaware River deepening project is important for my constituents, for our region and for the entire nation. I trust that, when they examine the facts about it, every one of my colleagues will join me in supporting it. ↗

— Robert Brady

#colleagues #constituents #deepening #delaware #entire

It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#being-scared #believing-in-yourself #bravery #faith #fear

I show my scars so that others know they can heal. ↗

— Rhachelle Nicol'

#healing #hope #scars #transparency #faith

Trust is like a two-way mirror, transparent on one side, with a blind dimness unable to see through on the other side. ↗

— Anthony Liccione

#blind #confidence #conviction #dependence #dimness

When it moved to Friday night it disappeared, when they find another show that can do what The Simpsons does, they will be delighted to do cancel The Simpsons. ↗

— Harry Shearer

#cancel #delighted #disappeared #does #find

One reason we have children I think is to learn that parts of ourselves we had given up for dead are merely dormant and that the old joys can re emerge fresh and new and in a completely different form. ↗

— Anne Fadiman

#kids #parenting #family

Most people who offer their help do it to make themselves feel better, not us. To be honest, I don't blame them. It's superstition: If you give assistance to the family in need... if you throw salt over your shoulder... if you don't step on the cracks, then maybe you'll be immune. Maybe you'll be able to convince yourself that this could never happen to you. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#help #precaution #superstition #family

Oh, brothers and sisters, families can be forever! Do not let the lures [or the irritants] of the moment draw you away from them! Divinity, eternity, and family--they go together, hand in hand, and so must we! ↗

— Spencer W. Kimball

#parenthood #family

Many of our elected officials have virtually handed the keys to our schools over to corporate interests. Presidential commissions on education are commonly chaired by the executives of large companies. ↗

— Alfie Kohn

#education #going-beyond #homeschooling #non-traditional #parenting