#ties

Are you always so mistrusting?” he said, lifting a brow. “When my escort is a demon, yes. ↗

#demon #magic #paranormal-romance #the-divinities-series #witch

إن القرآن لم يذر وسيلة موصلة إلى إنعاش العقل وتحرير الفكر إلا وتذرع بها، فهو إذا تحاكم فإلى العقل، وإذا حاج فبحكم العقل، وإذا سخط فعلى معطلي العقل، وإذا رضي فعن أولي العقل ↗

— عبد العزيز جاويش

#religion #religion

What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#create #cured #daring #disease #lives

[Lighting a cigarette] Well, I'm not here to impinge on anybody else's lifestyle. If I'm in a place where I know I'm going to harm somebody's health or somebody asks me to please not smoke, I just go outside and smoke. But I do resent the way the nonsmoking mentality has been imposed on the smoking minority. Because, first of all, in a democracy, minorities do have rights. And, second, the whole pitch about smoking has gone from being a health issue to a moral issue, and when they reduce something to a moral issue, it has no place in any kind of legislation, as far as I'm concerned. ↗

— Frank Zappa

#morality #rights #smoking #democracy

Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane. ↗

— Criss Jami

#living #passion #patience #peace #perfection

Success means we go to sleep at night knowing that our talents and ablities were used in a way that served others. ↗

— Marianne Williamson

#success #talents #talent

In trying to justify the humanities, as in trying to live a life, what may turn out to matter most is holding one's nerve. ↗

— Stefan Collini

#education-system #humanities #education

Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions. ↗