[Trace14]

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
Anaïs Nin

“One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient.”
(Charles M. Blow)

[reb569]

Two of mine are in my signature. Here's a third that I wanted to add but couldn't fit at the time:

"We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box."
~ unknown

[Trace14]

Originally Posted by Trace14

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
Anaïs Nin

“One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient.”
(Charles M. Blow)

More of a thought of mine:

That sound, that feeling, the one with all the dark and latent meanings that pulls the mind in different directions with different messages. Don't catch the falling razor, or sharpen the running saw. Seems like common sense for most until the movie starts ...the pictures...the song.

Not always the same sound, not always the same scene but the same torturous song that only the devil can dance to, the song that makes my soul quiver with fear and robs the mind of hope.

[itsnotmyfirstrodeo]

Originally Posted by Trace14

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
Anaïs Nin

“One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient.”
(Charles M. Blow)

The Anais Nin quote is one of my very favorites.

[Trace14]

Originally Posted by itsnotmyfirstrodeo

The Anais Nin quote is one of my very favorites.

Mine too, it's makes so much sense to me.