Be real and be unashamed, even of your faults. I do truly know what my husband is made of and vice versa.
We each survive in our own way.
You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.
Libraries were full of ideas-perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.
We all bear scars,. . . Mine just happen to be more visible than most.
You could be great. You could rattle the stars. You could do anything if only you dared.
No. I can survive well enough on my own— if given the proper reading material.
The paradox of vengefulness is that it makes men dependent upon those who have harmed them, believing that their release from pain will come only when they make their tormentors suffer. In seeking the Bird's death to free himself, Louie had chained himself, once again, to his tyrant. During the war, the Bird had been unwilling to let go of Louie; after the war, Louie was unable to let go of the Bird.
There is no either or between being competitive and collaborative. You have to be both and decide which in each situation.
I'm trying to speak--to write-the truth. I"m trying to be clear. I'm not interested in being fancy, or even original. Clarity and truth will be plenty, if I can only achieve them.
The two inaugurations were different. The first inauguration I was thinking to myself, "Let's make sure I don't screw this up. " I think there is - people always talk about how cool I am. I don't care how cool you are.