I was born with an open wound, and colors pouring from it. Don’t call me brave or a martyr; I’m just a woman who learned to love even in the midst of pain. I am a brush, I am a scream, I am broken flesh and a burning spirit. I paint myself because I am the only thing I I know with fury, with tenderness. And if anyone doesn’t like it, don’t look at me, because I didn’t come to fit in, I came to be. ~~ Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)
Expressing My Grief
When entering her bedroom,
I inhale sadness.
I climb behind her phoenix bed-curtains,
Yet they hang to no avail.
The romance of the spring breeze and autumn moon all ends here.
Summer days and winter nights spent with her will never come again.
— Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799) expressing his grief over the death of his beloved wife, Empress Xiaoxianchun (1712-1748)
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. ~~ Neil deGrasse Tyson (b. 1958)
Star Trek was an attempt to say humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate but take a special delight in differences in ideas and differences in lifeforms. ~~ Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991)
Your next move matters more than your last mistake. ~~ Sara Emmerson
