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“When one woman doesn't speak, other women get hurt.”

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Terry Tempest Williams is an American author known for her profound insights into the relationship between humans and nature. Her works often explore themes such as environmental protection, feminism, and identity. more

“I just took [my cancer diagnosis] as bad luck, basically. It did strike me almost immediately, my atheist sort of thing kicked in and I thought "ha, if I was a God-botherer, I'd be thinking, why me God? What have I done to deserve this?" and I thought at least I'm free of that, at least I can simply treat it as bad luck and get on with it.”

Ifs Thinking I Can Done Deserve Treats Luck Atheist Cancer Strikes Diagnosis Bad Luck Why Me Cancer Diagnosis

Author:Iain Banks

“I'm sorry," I heard him say again. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a sudden blur of movement as he slid out of his seat, left some bills for the breakfast he wouldn't eat, and walked away. And as he did, I thought again of those mornings in the hallway at school, way back in ninth grade. Everything had started in such sharp detail, each aspect pronounced and clear. Obviously, endings were different. Harder to see, full of shapes that could be one thing or another, with all the things that you were once so sure of suddenly not familiar, if they were even recognizable at all.”

Source: The Moon and More

“Gamble everything for love, if you are a true human being. If not, leave this gathering. Half-heartedness doesn’t reach into majesty.”

Ifs Humans Human Beings Half Gathering Majesty Gamble Half Heartedness

Author:Rumi

“Anybody can play. The note is only 20 percent. The attitude of the motherfucker who plays it is 80 percent.”

Play Attitude Percent Notes

Author:Miles Davis

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