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IMPROVIDENCE The other lives I might have led All now might as well be Dead. Survived by no one. Barren, without issue of any sort: This withered bud, failed In art and love. With no time left To change my course. But time enough for infinite remorse. ↗

— John Tottenham

#poetry #change

These short stories are vast structures existing mostly in the subconscious of our cultural history. They will live with the reader long after the words have been translated into ideas and dreams. That's because a good short story crosses the borders of our nations and our prejudices and our beliefs. A good short story asks a question that can't be answered in simple terms. And even if we come up with some understanding, years later, while glancing out of a window, the story still has the potential to return, to alter right there in our mind and change everything. ↗

— Walter Mosley

#reading #short-story #understanding #change

Possibility is not a luxury; it is as crucial as bread. ↗

— Judith Butler

#inspirational #possibility #inspirational

I'm dealing with things as they come along, and I'm talking about it. ↗

— Lucinda Williams

#along #come #dealing #i #talking

Some of their best songs don't have bridges and choruses. So that made me think I should trust my instincts. My songs were okay, I figured. I didn't need to change anything. ↗

— Lucinda Williams

#best #bridges #change #choruses #figured

Over the years, I've come to realize that determination makes one to punch above one's weight. ↗

— Ogwo David Emenike

#inspirational #motivational #inspirational

We are here as a reminder that the world is not better off without you. ↗

— Frank Iero

#frank-iero #hope #inspirational #love #musician

Fluidity means that our black identities are constantly changing as we respond to circumstances in our families and communities of origin, and as we interact with a wider world. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#change

It takes so little to change everything. If you really thought about it, it would scare you to death. ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#the-moon-and-more #change

I don't think we should be a model family living in a model home. ↗

— Moshe Dayan

#home #i #living #model #should