The bell that measures time is ringing
Battle, n. , A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue.
DISCUSSION, n. A method of confirming others in their errors.
TEDIUM, n. Ennui, the state or condition of one that is bored. Many fanciful derivations of the word have been affirmed, but so high an authority as Father Jape says that it comes from a very obvious source --the first words of the ancient Latin hymn _Te Deum Laudamus_. In this apparently natural derivation there is something that saddens.
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness.
Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
Courage, like so many other things, was not something one did or didn't have; it was a decision, a choice.
I can resist you or flee from you or try my hardest not to respond to you, but it makes no difference. You fall in love with me, and I with you". Daniel to Luce Page 352
Our wounds ultimately give us wisdom. Our stumbling blocks inevitably become our stepping stones. And our setbacks lead us to our strengths
Your dream was given to you. If someone else can't see it for you, that's fine, it was given to you and not them. It's your dream. Hold it. Nourish it. Cultivate it!