PARACELSUS IN EXCELSIS Being no longer human, why should I Pretend humanity or don the frail attire? Men have I known and men, but never one Was grown so free an essence, or become So simply element as what I am. The mist goes from the mirror and I see. Behold! the world of forms is swept beneath- Turmoil grown visible beneath our peace, And we that are grown formless, rise above- Fluids intangible that have been men, We seem as statues round whose high-risen base Some overflowing river is run mad, In us alone the element of calm.
Daddy says that one day all I'll think about is people I used to know.
the good news is we usually make all our mistakes when we're young, the bad news is that they bury us when we're old
Clarissa remembered why she didn't like him, he was astucious, an ambiguous villain in a gentleman's three piece suit.
Insinuation is not truth, just conjecture
That sounds like Chloe, she appeased people to keep them from getting upset. To Chloe, lies held purpose
I live in a world of lies, I might as well learn early that lies come with the territory. You befriend people, you grow up and marry, you work and you lie to everyone, your boss, your spouse and your best friend. You tell big lies, little lies, the world is a bunch of lies. You teach your children to lie because you believe that the only protection they will ever have from any kind of harm will be in the lies they tell.
age is the ambrosia waiting to be sipped, the compliment hiding in the wings, waiting to be given to that which is too young today to value the character it will have tomorrow.
Survival is for those who are flexible; they are smart enough to adapt and they never give up!
Do” is a word of infinite actions.
A promise is a spiritual verbal contract.
You love yourself.. Selfish!” “Selfishness protects you from pity, is it a sin to love oneself and enjoy life away from ungrateful people?” said Norina.
Ice-cream?” asked Mitchell. “Oh, thank you! I have sensitive teeth and it must be served cold, icy.. Just like the misfortunes of life.
Ah, Norina, think or feel, for thoughts and feelings can’t go together, they are not on good terms, you’ll be shattered. Thoughts corrupt feelings and feelings weaken thoughts. I have to settle that case. No matter what happens, I will find a way..
She became even harsher to listen or recall, that cloud of bitterness and anger, I know it muddles and strangles..
Awaken, for life is only a fleeting moment, between coming and going.
I prefer to be seen as a know-nothing idiot, than a know-it-all bigot.
Perspective heals us, perspective empowers us, and if we let it, perspective will make us wiser. We are often built by the same things we thought were destroying us.
What is life but an attempt to let our immortal self defeat our mortality?
I am at one with the Hawaiian spirits of Mauna Kea.
