'Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.'

- A quote from wise old Albus Dumbledore - RIP

I think I am sick of the word 'quote'. It simply means very few of these words are actually my own. And yet I feel like a collection of many small meangingful things that people say are worth more than any individual voice. And besides, you will find me quoting myself sometimes ;) Rarely, but sometimes, yes, I do think what I have to say matters. From now on though, if it's in italics and between apostrophes, it is a quote (" is too confusing to me, unless I copy and paste). I know this is probably obvious, but I am so paranoid about 'stealing' other people's words that I have to be sure. So...

One on anger
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned." - Buddha

One on hope
'Don't cry when the sun is gone, because the tears won't let you see the stars.' ~Violeta Parra

One on strength
'You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.' - Christopher Columbus

And one on perseverance
'If you are going through hell, keep going.' -Winston Churchill

:) xxx