“I think so much of my early life, even though I grew up White and middle class, I was completely shattered by the horrifically violent atmosphere I grew up in. I am a consequence of violence. That opened a door to many realities that I would not have experienced had I not survived what I did.” ThinkingRealityWhiteClassViolenceDoorsMiddleGrewGrew UpConsequenceViolentAtmosphereMiddle ClassSurvivedShatteredEarly LifeConsequences Of Violence Author:Eve Ensler
“From a magical point of view, the term 'nonviolence' doesn't work well. Every beginning Witch learns that you can't cast a spell for what you don't want - that the deep aspects of our minds are unclear on the concept of 'no.' If you tell your dog, 'Rover, I can't take you for a walk,' Rover hears 'Walk!' and runs for the door. If we say 'nonviolence,' we are still thinking in terms of violence.” IfsThinkingWantMindWellsStillsI CanRunningTermWalksViewsViolenceDoorsDogConceptsAspectCastsPoint Of ViewWitchSpellsNonviolenceUnclear Author:Starhawk
“Argument closes off the doors of the senses. It always masks violence. Continued too long, argument always leads to violence.” LongViolenceDoorsArgumentSensesMask Book:God Emperor of Dune Source: God Emperor of Dune
“Much of the violence that humanity suffers in our times is rooted inmisunderstanding as well as in the rejection of the values and identityof foreign cultures. Tourism improves relationships between individualsand peoples; when they are cordial, respectful, and based on solidarity theyconstitute, as it were, an open door to peace and harmonious coexistence” WellsSufferingValuesHumanityCultureViolenceDoorsOur TimeRejectionRootedSolidarityRespectfulHarmoniousTourismCoexistenceForeign Culture Author:Pope John Paul II
“We can't handle violence in women characters but we CAN handle what's done to women in our present tense every second of the day worldwide? Or next door? Or in political or medical discourse? Please. That idea just makes me want to crap on a table at a very fancy restaurant.” WantIdeasDoneCharacterPoliticalNextViolenceDoorsPleaseTablesMedicalHandleFancyRestaurantsCrapDiscourseTenseEvery SecondPresent Tense Author:Lidia Yuknavitch
“Gun violence is not something that appears just in a bad neighborhood or in another part of the world. It appears right here, right outside your door.” WorldViolenceDoorsGunNeighborhoodGun Violence Author:Stephen Young