Quote for Today: Diane Ackerman
At some point, one asks, “Toward what end is my life lived?” A great freedom comes from being able to answer that question. A sleeper can be decoyed out of …
Quote for Today: Harper Lee
Jem opened the box. Inside, surrounded by wads of damp cotton, was a white, waxy, perfect camellia. It was a Snow-on-the-Mountain. Jem’s eyes nearly popped out of his head. “Old …
Quote for Today: Waylon Lewis
I would like to go to sleep each night by thanking you for being with me, And wake each morning pleasantly surprised to find you are in my life, I …
Quote for Today: Assata Shakur
this is the 21st century and we need to redefine r/evolution. this planet needs a people’s r/evolution. a humanist r/evolution. r/evolution is not about bloodshed or about going to the …
Quote for Today: C.S. Lewis
There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations – these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life …
Quote for Today: James Baldwin
Some moments in a life, and they needn’t be very long or seem very important, can make up for so much in that life; can redeem, justify, that pain, that …
Quote for Today: Sean Beaudoin
Live in a place where people are revered for being clever, funny, and creative, instead of rich, annoying, and on television. Where they inspire. Where they aspire. Where they dream …
Quote for Today: Peter Høeg
No person can open another person; all we can do is wait. And then work with the openness when it occurs. ―Peter Høeg, The Quiet Girl Image: an act of kindness …
Quote for Today: Miya Yamanouchi
I see stunning men walking on the street everyday. Some walk shirtless because it’s hot and they feel more comfortable that way. Do I scream out at them, beep at …
Quote for Today: Iris Murdoch
The idea of attention or contemplation, of looking carefully at something and holding it before the mind, may be conveyed early on in childhood. ‘Look, listen, isn’t that nice?’ Also, …