#r

But death is stronger than that and when you cover your eyes you are the one who can't see the dark. The dark still sees you. ↗

— Francesca Lia Block

#darkness #death #death

My body is my own," I said. "I may choose to share it with someone, but it's not for sale or for hire, nor is it a reward. I'd rather starve to death than use it as such. ↗

— Erica Dakin

#fantasy #half-elves #prostitution #rin #romance

If you appreciate, perpetuate and explore your own dreams, then you'll know that dream isn't a one-way communication. ↗

— Toba Beta

#explore #two-way-communication #communication

Before you can be effective in communication with ANYONE else, you must know who YOU are. It begins with you. Believe me when I say, I don't need anyone's approval in this classroom ... I'm great company for myself. Me, myself, and I ... we laugh a lot. (Said on the first week of class each phase, somewhat rewording each time, but the gist is always there). ↗

— Dacia Wilkinson

#encouragement #self-awareness #teaching #communication

You do not get what you wish for, unless it be known to the source of your desire. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#desires #fulfillment #hope #quotes #relationships

With the rise of America, the global balance of power shifted away from the old European powers. ↗

— Armstrong Williams

#away #balance #balance of power #european #european powers

When individuals and communities do not govern self, they risk being ruled by external forces that care less about the well-being of the village. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#community #community-development #culture #quotes #social-justice

Though I think and speak of greater becoming, I, too, am an infinite work in progress. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#progress #quotes #self #speak #think

Whenever I happen to be in a city of any size, I marvel that riots do not break out everyday: Massacres, unspeakable carnage, a doomsday chaos. How can so many human beings coexist in a space so confined without hating each other to death? ↗

— Emil Cioran

#cities #hate #riots #death

He came with death held in his paw Which no rat born could face Oh woe to those who break the law Of Sunflash and his mace! ↗

— Brian Jacques

#death