Lamesa Quotes & Sayings

I've seen what comes next. Vigils. Concern is the new consumerism. A person's worth can be measured by the number and intensity of his concerns. Candles, lighting a candle, confers the kind of fulfillment that only empty ritual can bring. Empty ritual's important. It's coming back as a force in people's lives. Its role is being acknowledged. It's the keystone for tomorrow's dealings in an annexed and exploited world. And holding a candle, cradling a little flame with others holding their candle, cradling their little flame gives people the opportunity to experience something bigger than themselves without surrendering themselves to it. — Joy Williams

You can add new parts, baby," she imagined Maggie saying. "But you can't lose the parts of you that were already there. — Lauren Gilley

It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone. They could be honest with me, and I with them. — Cassandra Clare

Miss Greene, when I said, "not here" I meant not on the couch. — Christy Pastore

Nothing has humbled me so much as your love. Right or wrong it may be, but true it is, and I tell you. Your love has been to me like God's own love, which makes the receivers of it kneelers. — Michael Kelahan

Racism is not a byproduct as much as it's the foundational stock in the American soup. — Luvvie Ajayi

Emphasize reconciliation, not resolution. It is unrealistic to expect everyone to agree about everything. Reconciliation focuses on the relationship, while resolution focuses on the problem. When we focus on reconciliation, the problem loses significance and often becomes irrelevant. — Rick Warren

I figured out, I guess, that the job just makes me happy if it's not number one. So if it all works, great. If it doesn't, I still go home, look at my kids, and I have a big smile on my face. — Thomas Kretschmann

I've never met an artist whose spirit didn't want to fly. — Gary Holland