Dementia: Is it more painful to forget, or to be forgotten?
~ Joyce Rachelle
But that was just a shadow of what would come to pass:When one appointed season Christ came to die at last.And in the name of justice they flogged him like a thief,But willing was the victim of human disbelief.
Kindness is a language more often misunderstood than taken at face value.
She's one in a million. And that's why she's lonely.
Very often I realize that the time people spend apart is as important in maintaining relationships as the time they spend together.
Going away won't change anything if you're running from yourself.
Writers don't forget the past, they turn it into raw material.
Not all writers are silently suffering inside. But it certainly helps.
A shout for help isn’t always a cry of pain, sometimes it is a hymn of praise.
True ability is undisturbed by pretentious criticism.
It's a singular sort of pain, watching the most beautiful creature self-destruct because you weren't able to find the red wire.
Much of someone's real character lies in what they don't say about themselves.
Don't stay in the harbour and miss the greatness of the sea. Just because everyone else is anchored, doesn't mean you have to be.
Those who claim to be on the side of good yet do nothing to fight evil are on the side of evil.
You won't stress over it unless you care.
I'm not an insomniac. It's just that my mind is in the best position to catch the weight of all hovering possibilities the moment I lie down.
Be wary of smooth talkers. Words are rarely at your disposal if something is wholly, truly, completely true.
Silence isn't always agreement. Sometimes people no longer argue because they no longer care.
Some secrets are heavy because they aren't yours to tell.
May any praise of your character come from others instead of yourself.
It's not about the extent to which something happened or did not happen; it's whether we choose to confront evil and call it what it is, or simply let it pass because it 'wasn't enough of a big deal'.
It's not about the extent to which something happened or did not happen; it's whether we choose to confront evil and call it what it is, or simply let it pass because it 'wasn't enough of a big deal.
For in that perfect garden when one day entered sin,An animal was murdered for garments made of skin.When figs of human effort produced religious strife,The Father tailored clothing for Adam and his wife.
Some things sound better if they don't come from you.
Everything seems so small, so trivial, when you're on the right altitude.
How did I prepare for night shifts? When I was a small, anxious kid, I checked my mom in her sleep to make sure she was still breathing.
How difficult it is to find solitude in a world that constantly demands your attention.
Be thankful when you find yourself worrying about the smallest things, for it often means there aren't any bigger things to truly worry about.
It's because the door hasn't been closed yet that the nightmares still find their way in.
If people keep stepping on you, wear a pointy hat.
When you are entrusted with a secret, you become irrevocably accountable for what you do or don't do after your mind is colored by the knowledge of it.
Ambition is a stairway that never ends.
You will do well not to write for money, not because you won't get rich doing it, but because writing fueled by that sort of motivation becomes dull and lifeless and mediocre.
Not everything that happens in your life has to hit you like a hurricane.
Frustration often steers you to the right path.
What advantage has the person who will not listen over the one who cannot hear?
Take comfort in the knowledge that you are different, even from the different ones.
I think the worst sort of time travel is how the clock speeds up when I'm on my break.
There is a real danger when caring begins to lose its emotional dimension and becomes nothing but a verb.
The more time you have to do things, the less you are able to get done.
