“A thing of beauty is a joy forever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep” excerpt from Keat’s poem below.
“In the past, we believed desperation would give us the strength to survive. … As recovering addicts, we come to know gratitude.” (The Basic Text, p. 97)
From Thine Will Be Done – “Some time ago “moral choice” didn’t seem like an option. I was completely bankrupt, in and out of jails, 51/50, in an extremely abusive relationship, homeless, fighting myself on every subject like if I deserved any better …”
“… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”
– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 – 1968) U.S. civil rights leader
“We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves.”
– Eric Hoffer (1902 – 1983) U.S. writer / philosopher