Comrade, I did not want to kill you. . . . But you were only an idea to me before, an abstraction that lived in my mind and called forth its appropriate response. . . . I thought of your hand-grenades, of your bayonet, of your rifle; now I see your wife and your face and our fellowship. Forgive me, comrade. We always see it too late. Why do they never tell us that you are poor devils like us, that your mothers are just as anxious as ours, and that we have the same fear of death, and the same dying and the same agony -Forgive me, comrade; how could you be my enemy?

Look like a Girl, act like a Lady, think like a Woman, and work like a Boss.

James Morrison's Won't Let You Go

" The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you've gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you've gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning. Once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him? "

Statue of St. George in Manege Square in Moscow

Fairytales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. 
- G.K. Chesteron

" I had a boyfriend who told me I'd never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song and he hoped I'd fail... I said to him 'Someday, when we're not together, you won't be able to order a cup of coffee at the fucking deli without hearing or seeing me.' "

Lady Gaga

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but in humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves. Philippians 2:3