Freedom to reject is the only freedom.

The only people who see the whole picture,' he murmured, 'are the ones who step out of the frame.

To be born again,' sang Gibreal Farishta tumbling from the heaveans, 'first you have to die. Ho ji! Ho ji! To land upon the bosomy earth, first one needs to fly Tat-taa! Takatun! How to ever smile again, if first you won't cry? How to win the darling's love mister, without a sigh?

Stories in families are colossally important. Every family has stories: some funny, some proud, some embarrassing, some shameful. Knowing them is proof of belonging to the family.

After a long, hopeless war, people will settle for peace, at almost any price.

If somebody's trying to shut you up, sing louder, and if possible, better.

I don't think there really is much of a left in America, certainly by European standards even the left is quite right wing here.