#light

Because the human experience involves loss, we need to feel it, express it, and then release it. Only then do we achieve healing. ↗

— Laura Greenwald

#experience

For a man who walks in the light, to stay humble is not to walk in the dark; you don't need to project yourself to be thought an honest man. ↗

— Mike Norton

#honest #honesty #humble #humility #liar

Hats, like first husbands in my experience, are usually a mistake. ↗

— Danielle Ganek

#experience

Faith, for me, isn't an argument, a catechism, a philosophical “proof.” It is instead a lens, a way of experiencing life, and a willingness to act. ↗

— Sara Miles

#faith

for God's sake, let's be done with the hypocrisy of claiming "I am a biblical literalist" when everyone is a selective literalist, especially those who swear by the antihomosexual laws in the Book of Leviticus and then feast on barbecued ribs and delight in Monday-night football, for it is toevali, an abomination, not only to eat pork but merely to touch the skin of a dead pig. ↗

— Walter Wink

#faith

Unhappy? I was lucky. So, so lucky. And I couldn’t see it.” His eyes met hers. “I love you,” he said. “And you make me happier than I ever thought I could be. And now that I know what it’s like to be someone else—to lose myself—I want my life back. My family. You. All of it.” His eyes darkened. “I want it back. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#family

Would you?” said Gabriel to Will, hotly. “If it was your family?” His lip curled. “Never mind. It’s not as if you know the meaning of loyalty —” “Gabriel.” Gideon’s voice was a reprimand to his brother. “Do not speak to Will in that manner. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#gabriel-lightwood #gideon-lightwood #will-herondale #family

Nemo impune me lacessit!! ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

#kindlehighlight

The early summer sky was the color of cat vomit. Of course, Tally thought, you’d have to feed your cat only salmon-flavored cat food for a while, to get the pinks right. ↗

— Scott Westerfeld

#food

FORGIVE FAILURE. The corollary to accountability is forgiveness. Things go wrong all the time in relationships, and the healthiest ones move on from them, leaving behind grudges and blame. This is not to say that failure is accepted; rather, that it is acknowledged and understood. ↗

— Charlene Li

#forgiveness