We are bound to our ancestors and to those who made us, whether we want to be or not. What matters is what we make of what we are.
Kate ElliottThe history of the world begins with a seed. The seed is the kernel of what you are, but it is also the promise of what you can become.
Kate ElliottIt's the ones who can't let go - of fear or anger, lust or greed, vanity or pride or power - who are most at risk of becoming corrupted.
Kate Elliott...because when beauty awes you, you must halt and try to catch your breath and your staggered heart.
Kate ElliottListen, my father had written. Listen to hear if they are telling the truth or only part of the truth, for that is the lesson of history: that the victors tell the tale of their triumph in a manner to grant accolades to themselves and heap blame upon their rivals. Ask yourself if part of the story is being withheld by design or ignorance.
Kate Elliott