#co

Never let haters 'still' your flow. They can only do so with your permission. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#control #determination #hate #influence #permission

Because I was raised in a Christian culture I never considered myself to be a totally free human being. ↗

— James Baldwin

#condemnation #freedom #religion #freedom

I would be bored to death if I didn't control a country--Gin ↗

— Mayu Shinjo

#power #death

I coiled my empty straw wrapper around like a snake. Then I bit it before it could bite me. My love is as dangerous as my drinking habits.
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— Jarod Kintz

#coil #danger #dangerous #drink #drinking

The beauty on the inside, will determine the ugly on the outside. ↗

— Anthony Liccione

#self-confidence #self-worth #ugly #beauty

You become a writer because you need to become a writer - nothing else. ↗

— Grace Paley

#become #else #need #nothing #writer

I always dream of a pen that would be a syringe. ↗

— Jacques Derrida

#deconstruction #influence #understanding #writing #communication

To be able to live each day with honor, respect and dignity is the greatest achievement of all. ↗

— Roopleen

#courage #determination #goals #inspiration #inspire

As I ponder my pilgrim’s progress to Orthodoxy, however, I realize that I didn’t make the trip alone, but in a two-seater. And I wasn’t the one driving. ↗

— Frederica Mathewes-Green

#convert #faith #orthodoxy #faith

I also had a mistaken attitude towards certain comrades. ↗

— Bela Kun

#attitude #certain #comrades #had #i