#ran

As it happens, I’m a terrible dancer. Bears are simply not made for dancing. We’re much better at sitting and sleeping and singing. But there are humans who catch bears and force us to dance. It’s agony. And there are other humans who pay to watch us.’ Hannah sighed. ‘I suppose you’re right to distrust humans.’ ‘And that is why I must eat you,’ said the bear forlornly. ‘For the benefit of the entire bear population of the world. I’m awfully sorry about this.’ ‘That’s all right.’ Hannah shrugged her shoulders. ‘Is there any point in my trying to run away?’ ‘None. We bears may not be able to dance but we are experts when it comes to chasing things.’ ‘What if I climb a tree?’ ‘I’ll climb up after you, or push the tree over. It all depends on what sort of tree you choose to climb. Either way, you’ll end up eaten.’ ‘So be it,’ said Hannah. ‘How should I prepare myself?’ ‘I beg your pardon?’ ‘Will you eat me with my clothes on?’ ‘Of course. Otherwise it would be bad manners. ↗

— Doug MacLeod

#inspirational #random #funny

Take no stock in saying, "never", because it carries no guarantee. ↗

— Anita R. Sneed-Carter

#church #devotional #god #guarantee #inspirational

To truly defeat an enemy, no sacrifice is too great. ↗

— Preston Morgan

#inspirational #perseverance #inspirational

And those hard slovos, brothers, were like the beginning of my freedom. ↗

— Anthony Burgess

#burgess #clockwork-orange #inspirational #freedom

...the real junk food is what Frank Lloyd Wright called light entertainment - bubblegum for the eye ... ↗

— John Geddes

#entertainment #frank-lloyd-wright #inspiration #junk-food #food

[W]hen someone finds himself quite unjustly attacked and hated on all sides, there is no need for such a person to feel dismayed by misfortune. See how Fortune, who has harmed many a one, is so inconstant, for God, Who opposes all wrong deeds, raises up those in whom hope dwells. ↗

— Christine de Pizan

#endurance #hatred #hope #injustice #life

People in Medicaid ought to have access to the same insurance as the rest of the population. If they are segregated, it will be a poor plan for poor people. ↗

— John Goodman

#insurance #medicaid #ought #people #plan

Coincidences link us to the unknown and weave us into it. ↗

— Doug Dillon

#inspiration #metaphysical #paranormal #supernatural #synchronicity

I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted. ↗

— Mario Andretti

#blessings #count #day #every #every day

Balthar and the Devil's Stone ↗

— Walter SJ Tegelaar

#grandeur #inspirational #inspirational