Truth is the ricochet of a prejudice bouncing off a fact.
Once upon a time, fairy tales were AWESOME!
You see, to find the brightest wisdom one must pass through the darkest zones. And through the darkest zones there can be no guide. No guide, that is, but courage
The oven became hotter and hotter, and Hansel began to sweat. Then a delicious smell wafted to his nostrils. Oh no! he thought. I'm cooking! He sniffed at the air. And I smell delicious!
But beware, dear reader. For we go out into the wide, wild world, looking to change, looking to grow, looking for wisdom. But wisdom is hard to come by, and once achieved, it is very easily lost. Especially when one is leaving the wide, wild world - and returning to the place you once fled.
Home is where you can be yourself.
So thirsty," Jack groaned. "So worried,"said the frog. I hope we don't starve to death. " "Yes,"said Jill, "not starving to death would be nice. " "So would not thirsting to death," said Jack "Thirsting isn't even a word," said Jill "It isn't?" "No. " "Then what's the word?" "I dont know. You just can't. " "Oh. " This is, of course, the kind of inane conversation that occurs when people are slowly losing their minds.
I'm simply the mom who makes the lunch, drives to school, finds where the toys are, washes the clothes, and I'm here to play. And that's all I should be.
[Newlyweds,] these optimistic young bastards, promise to honor and cherish each other through hot flashes and mid-life crises and a cumulative 50-pound weight gain, until that far-off day when one of them is finally able to rest in peace. You know, because they can't hear the snoring anymore.
It's important to talk about it. You raise awareness. But you can also prevent it (child abuse) by not letting it be a secret.
The hunger [to success] is the same, no matter what it is that you're doing. It's like an unquenchable thirst to learn more, or to feel like you could have done more, and to be brutally honest and self critical, which is very hard to do. It's easy, and human nature is to just blame somebody else. It's very, very hard to self assess.