You see, Valentin, there is no such thing as time. It's just a road, a path to travel on. Most of the world is on a train, traveling forward all the time, speeding toward death, with a set schedule and someone else in charge.
Daniel NayeriBecause some things that seem unimportant now can change the course of human history -- and I am a student of human history.
Daniel NayeriIn a fallen world marked by human depravity and deep-seated sin, in a world where Hitler and Stalin had recruited millions of followers to commit mass murder, love must harness power and seek justice in order to have moral meaning. Love without power remained impotent, and power without love was bankrupt.
Timothy B. TysonTags: love power humanity sin hitler followers impotence depravity mass-murder stalin moral-meaning
Hm-m," he said. "Lookie, Ma. I been all day an' all night hidin' alone. Guess who I been thinkin' about? Casy! He talked a lot. Used ta bother me. But now I been thinkin' what he said, an' I can remember-all of it. Says one time he went out in the wilderness to find his own soul, an' he foun' he didn' have no soul that was his'n. Says he foun' he jus' got a little piece of a great big soul. Says a wilderness ain't no good, 'cause his little piece of a soul wasn't no good 'less it was with the rest, an' was whole. Funny how I remember. Didn't even think I was listenin'. But I know now a fella ain't no good alone.
John SteinbeckBecause there is no nation so powerful it cannot be wounded, nor a people so small they cannot offer mighty comfort.
Carmen Agra DeedyTags: humanity loss generosity
It takes great courage to open one's heart and mind to the tremendous injustice and suffering in our world.
Vincent A. GallagherTags: injustice humanity courage suffering
Every soul is special. They’re all beautiful. They’re all far more significant than anyone on this rock realizes. I think when people are at their best, they’re acting in accordance with their soul. The ones who have gone bad don’t have bad souls. They’ve just given up on keeping in touch with them.
Jim ButcherTags: humanity harry-dresden
The human species' foremost task and unshakable duty is survival.
Carlos J. CortesTags: inspirational humanity
Contrary to popular belief and hope, people don't usually come running when they hear a scream. That's not how humans work. Humans look at other humans and say, 'Did you hear a scream?' because the first scream might have been you screaming inside your head, or a horse backfiring.
Terry PratchettMy imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world and exiles me from it.
Ursula K. Le GuinTags: imagination equality poetry world humanity loneliness solipsism
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