#la

Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood... there are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and slavery is one of them! ↗

— Padraic Pearse

#bloodshed #cleansing #final #horrible #horror

I have lately returned from Harpers Ferry, to which place I was suddenly called, on the 17th instant, by causes the most disturbing and destructive to the peace and safety of this State. ↗

— Henry A. Wise

#causes #destructive #disturbing #ferry #i

They were opposite in so many ways, but it was the kind of difference that was balancing-her softness with his steel, his instinct and her logic. He was teaching her by example to have courage in the face of fear, and she badly wanted to help him give voice to his grief and understand it was all right to feel pain. ↗

— Melissa Cutler

#contemporary #romance #suspense #courage

Pianos tend to get better as they age, the more you play them. They grow into their sound. ↗

— Alicia Witt

#better #get #grow #into #more

It's indeed surprising that replacing the elementary particle with a string leads to such a big change in things. I'm tempted to say that it has to do with the fuzziness it introduces. ↗

— Edward Witten

#big change #change #elementary #fuzziness #i

Pauley Perrette: I was a criminal science fanatic and went to study it in college as well and I think that helped me on NCIS because I was comfortable with the language, I had studied criminal science in school for years. ↗

— Pauley Perrette

#college #comfortable #criminal #fanatic #had

Naturally, I have compensated in my adult years by owning very large numbers of books. ↗

— Martin Lewis Perl

#books #compensated #i #large #large numbers

Bin Laden comes out of a business background - he studied public administration and economics at university, and he worked for his family company, which was obviously a rather successful enterprise. ↗

— Peter L. Bergen

#background #bin #business #comes #company

Shame is the demon that keeps many of us trapped in our pain; healing comes when we gain the courage to confront our demon(s). ↗

— J'son M. Lee

#family-drama #family-love #family-relationships #family-values #guilt

I am a sound freak. I could play around with sound forever. ↗

— Sam Phillips

#around #could #forever #freak #i