“Was Christ before me
In this Waiting Room,
Gazing out
Through smoke-seared eyes
And mumbling
Through drug-cracked lips?”
Source: Pendragon's Shield: A Poetry Collection
“Brain is there to think human,
Heart is there to feel human.
Eyes are there to see human,
Hands are there to be human.”
Source: Yüz Şiirlerin Yüzüğü (Ring of 100 Poems, Bilingual Edition): 100 Turkish Poems with Translations
“Il n'avait pas respecté le code d'honneur des guerriers, il avait commis une faute impardonnable, et, comme nous tous, avait connu un moment de faiblesse...”
Source: Le Dernier Thé de maître Sohô
“I asked him why there isn’t really a word or phrase in the Somali language to say thank you, at least one that is used in everyday life.
Somali people, he said, believe in the inherit dignity of every human being. If someone asks you for a cup of cold water, you will give it to them, no questions asked. You don’t need to be told thank you, because when you give the cup of water you are acknowledging that this person is a human, deserving of this cup of cold water. Why would you need to be told thank you? If you were thirsty, the other person would do the same for you.”
Source: Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith
“I often think it would be best not to attempt the solution of the problem of life. Living is hard enough without complicating the process by thinking about it. The wisest thing, perhaps, is to take for granted the “wearisome condition of humanity, born under one law, to another bound,” and to leave the matter at that, without an attempt to reconcile the incompatibles.”
Source: The Bookshop
“I'm gonna be really real with you. People are a fucking mess. We love to complicate simple shit, and simplify complicated shit. Sometimes, we get so caught up in trying to follow the rules that we forget to question whether or not the rules make sense. What works for Miles and Shante won't necessarily work for you, just like what works for Mom and Dad doesn't work for me. Remember what I said about being honest.”
Source: Daniel, Deconstructed: A Sweet YA Romance About an Autistic Teen Playing Matchmaker
“The West’s credibility as a reference for all things human rights related has waned and is now almost non-existent. The war on Gaza has cost them more than just weapons, it has set the West back hundreds of years and tarnished their image as the leaders of humanity.”
“When you're in a Slump,
you're not in for much fun.
Un-slumping yourself
is not easily done.”
Source: Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
“And I want that - to prove that the most ordinary thing about human beings is not violence or greed but love and care. To prove it to whom, I wonder. Myself, maybe.”
Source: Beautiful World, Where Are You
“The goodie-goodies are the thieves of virtue.”