“I have committed myself to joy. I have come to realize that those who make space for joy, those who prefer nothing to joy, those who desire the utter reality, will most assuredly have it. We must not be afraid to announce it to refugees, slum dwellers, saddened prisoners, angry prophets. Now and then we must even announce it to ourselves. In this prison of now, in this cynical and sophisticated age, someone must believe in joy.” BelieveRealityAgeJoyDesireRealizingSpaceAngryPrisonCommittedProphetPrisonerCynicalNow And ThenSophisticatedRefugeeSlumsSaddenedDwellers Author:Richard Rohr
“Nothing ever guarantees you anything-that's my rule. My other rule is never believe anything that anyone tells you, and then you'll never be fooled. It's not as cynical as it sounds; it's just that people always say something for a reason-maybe a nice reason, maybe a devious reason-so on that level, you can't take things at face value.” PeopleBelieveReasonFacesValuesSoundLevelsNiceGuaranteesCynicalCynicismFooledCynicDeviousFace Value Author:David Hyde Pierce