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Each of us lives with a sword over his head. There are those who can ignore its shadow and those who cannot. Those who cannot are not necessarily better than those who can. But they are the creators of the special myth of their time, because any myth is the creation of the very few who cannot bear reality. ↗

— Murray Kempton

#activism-inspiration #american-history #ethics #myth #revolution

The tune was sad, as the best of Ireland was, melancholy and lovely as a lover's tears. ↗

— Nora Roberts

#music #romance #love

The best standard of living will be attained when your house will be filled with God's blessings. ↗

— Moazzam Shaikh

#inspiration #living #spirituality #inspirational

Glass & peace alike betray proof of fragility under repeated blows. ↗

— David Mitchell

#inspirational

Chris proposed exactly the way I've always dreamed. Our families were close by, but it was just us out on a beautiful deck overlooking a lake in East Tennessee. We had just been on a hike and - in our workout clothes - he hit the knee! We feel so blessed by God that He sent us each other, and we are looking so forward to forever together. ↗

— Hillary Scott

#beautiful #been #blessed #chris #close

The iron fettering on the gate read "Arbeit Macht Frei". "What do you think that means?" asked a man from behind them in line. "Abandon hope all ye who enter here," replied Alexander. "No," said Misnoy. "It means, 'Work will set you free,'" "Like I was saying." Misnoy laughed. "This must be a Class One camp. For political prisoners. Probably Sachsenhausen. In Buchenwald, the engraving didn't say that. It was for more serious, more permanent offenders." "Like you?" "Like me." He smiled pleasantly. "Buchenwald read, 'Jeden das Seine. To Each His Own.'" "The Germans are so fucking inspiring," said Alexander. ↗

— Paullina Simons

#inspirational

I'll never forget when we played Shepherd's Bush in London. We played 'I Run To You', and we put the mic out for the last chorus, and you could hear them singing the chorus with the beautiful accent that they have. ↗

— Hillary Scott

#beautiful #bush #chorus #could #forget

It's like these songs are your babies and you don't want anybody to think your babies are ugly! You never really know until you throw it out there if it's gonna take. And that is a really scary and vulnerable place to be, so having those songs be embraced is the best feeling in the world. That's been our dream our whole lives. ↗

— Hillary Scott

#babies #been #best #dream #embraced

I just...I just miss him. And I hate being so alone. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#love #missing-you #peeta #relationships #the-hunger-games

I know I’m not supposed to say this, but I love you. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#feelings #love #sydney-sage #love