#hi

If my life be not my own, it were criminal for me to put it in danger, as well as to dispose of it; nor could one man deserve the appellation of hero, whom glory or friendship transports into the greatest dangers, and another merit the reproach of wretch or misereant who puts a period to his life, from the same or like motives. ↗

— David Hume

#suicide #friendship

Comradeship, dignity, amorosity, love, solidarity, fraternity, friendship, ethics: all these names stand in contrast to the commodified, monetised relations of capitalism, all describe relations developed in struggles against capitalism and which can be seen as anticipating or creating a society beyond capitalism. ↗

— John Holloway

#solidarity #friendship

This is Ian. He's no' usually speechless. Or so well dressed." -Conner I shouldna wear my best clothes to meet an angel from heaven?" -Ian "You look very nice, I love your shirt." -Marielle "Thank you" -Ian "I have a shirt like that, too." -Conner ↗

— Kerrelyn Sparks

#love

But the worst of all is, according to the old phrase, while the grass grows, the horse starves, but the man of money is the man for Nova Scotia. Those may do extremely well. ↗

— Nathaniel Smith

#extremely #grass #grows #horse #man

she knew what she wanted and it wasn't / me. / I know more women like that than any / other kind. ↗

— Charles Bukowski

#love

Not us, Vi. Everything else may end, but not us. What we have...We're endless." -Lincoln ↗

— Jessica Shirvington

#jessica-shirvington #lincoln #love #violet #love

I think part of me was born loving you. ↗

— Shiloh Walker

#shiloh-walker #love

Yet once you've come to be part of this particular patch, you'll never love another. Like loving a woman with a broken nose, you may well find lovelier lovelies. But never a lovely so real. ↗

— Nelson Algren

#cities #love #lovely #love

His soul's fabric was weaving itself with mine. I loved the frayed ends where it came unraveled, and I loved the strength at its firm, solid center. I loved every thread. ↗

— Jeri Smith-Ready

#shine #love

Love is something you do for someone else, not something you do for yourself. ↗

— Gary Chapman

#relationships #love