#burden

I think to be driven to want to kill must be such a terrible burden. ↗

— Ruth Rendell

#driven #i #i think #kill #must

One can't erase the tremendous burden of apartheid in 10 years, 20 years, I believe, even 30 years. ↗

— Susan Rice

#believe #burden #erase #even #i

It is the tendency of the social burdens to crush out the middle class, and to force society into an organization of only two classes, one at each social extreme. ↗

— William Graham Sumner

#class #classes #crush #each #extreme

A wild light came into Frodo's eyes. 'Stand away! Don't touch me!' he cried. 'It is mine, I say. Be off!' His hand strayed to his sword-hilt. But then quickly his voice changed. 'No, no, Sam,' he said sadly. 'But you must understand. It is my burden, and no one else can bear it. It is too late now, Sam dear. You can't help me in that way again. I am almost in its power now. I could not give it up, and if you tried to take it I should go mad. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#frodo #j-r-r-tolkien #sam #the-lord-of-the-rings #change

One of the reasons, surely, why women have been credited with less perfect veracity than men is that the burden of conventional falsehood falls chiefly on them. ↗

— Katharine Fullerton Gerould

#burden #chiefly #conventional #credited #falls

You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#empowerment #flying #freedom #unburdening #weight

Hidden yourself in a hole and dared to burden no one with your grievous friendship? I will have friends, Katsa. I will have a life, even though I carry this burden. ↗

— Kristin Cashore

#friendship #grievous #hidden #hiding #friendship