"She’s being kind. Which is much more a sign of character than mere niceness. Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen."

Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.

Malcolm X (1925 - 1965), Malcolm X Speaks, 1965


The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.

Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)

As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December's bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.

~Donald E. Westlake

In a second-hand bookshop head to the back,
find the old books with dust undisturbed
and worn off covers for these
clothe true treasures.”
― Rachel Hall

As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand.
― Hemingway

“First we feel. Then we fall.”
― James Joyce