Our shoes pin us to the world, like Peter Pan to his shadow. More than simply facilitating our movement out-of-doors, they mediate between the wearer and the ground. Perhaps it is less the world they pin us to, but our place in it; that shadow of society that follows wherever we go. ― Summer … Continue reading Quote for Today: Summer Brennan
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Quote for Today: David Baird
Yes no yes no yes no? Red blue? Yes red, no blue? No red, yes no? In out, up down? Do don't, can can't? Choices sit on the shelf like New shoes in a shoe shop. If the in crowd are squeezing into a must-have shoe And the one pair left are too tiny … Continue reading Quote for Today: David Baird
Quote for Today: Muriel Barbery
In our world, that’s the way you live your grown-up life: you must constantly rebuild your identity as an adult, the way it’s been put together it is wobbly, ephemeral, and fragile, it cloaks despair and, when you’re alone in front of the mirror, it tells you the lies you need to believe. For Papa, … Continue reading Quote for Today: Muriel Barbery
Quote for Today: L.R. Knost
Challenging boundaries is not simply social rebellion. It is the catalyst of social evolution. When systems go unchallenged, they grow complacent and corrupt. Raising generation after generation of rule followers and conformists may be more convenient for society, but it inevitably leads to tyranny and, ultimately, revolution. Raising independent thinkers, conscious objectors, and peaceful activists … Continue reading Quote for Today: L.R. Knost
Quote for Today: Anais Nin
For too many centuries women have been being muses to artists. I wanted to be the muse, I wanted to be the wife of the artist, but I was really trying to avoid the final issue — that I had to do the job myself. ―Anaïs Nin Public Domain Image via Pixabay
Quote for Today: Sammy Toora
You can repeat [the] lies of others without hesitation because you don’t have to give justification. But saying truth you have to be fearless and courageous because you have to defend your views. You cannot say truth without hurting [the] sentiments of many people. ―Sammy Toora Public Domain Image via Pixabay
Quote for Today: Ronan Farrow
Our culture has kind of let the concept of the Renaissance Man die out. We don't really tell the kids that it's okay to bounce around the world, work odd jobs, and do six different things. --Ronan Farrow Image © Ron Frazier with CCLicense: Monument to Francesc Pujols, Salvador Dali, Teatro Museo Salvador Dali, … Continue reading Quote for Today: Ronan Farrow
