Transgresses Def Quotes & Sayings

No one can protect a soul against themselves - against their own hand, you know! — Eleanor Catton

They carried shameful memories. They carried the common secret of cowardice barely restrained, the instinct to run or freeze or hide, and in many respects this was the heaviest burden of all, for it could never be put down, it required perfect balance and perfect posture — Tim O'Brien

The word of God gives comfort. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We must learn to speak the language women speak when there is no one there to correct us. — Helene Cixous

We found, before the hands of the dial had taught us the lapse of a week, that this would be something not to be endured. The sun sank lower every day behind the crags and silvery horns; the heavens grew to wear a hue of violet, almost black, and yet unbearably dazzling; as the notes of our voices fell upon the atmosphere they assumed a metallic tone, as if the air itself had become frozen from the beginning of the world and they tinkled against it; our sufferings had mounted in their intensity till they were too great to be resisted. — Harriet Prescott Spofford

As commander-in-chief, I will do whatever it takes to defend America. But in defending America, we cannot lose what America stands for. — Rand Paul

Don't mind me. I'm as happy as a cricket here. — Louisa May Alcott

the betrayal of disengagement. Of not caring. Of letting the connection go. Of not being willing to devote time and effort to the relationship. The word betrayal evokes experiences of cheating, lying, breaking a confidence, failing to defend us to someone else who's gossiping about us, and not choosing us over other people. These behaviors are certainly betrayals, but they're not the only form of betrayal. If I had to choose the form of betrayal that emerged most frequently from my research and that was the most dangerous in terms of corroding the trust connection, I would say disengagement. — Brene Brown

Through music time is tamed, although music never forgets to remind us of time's faceless mission. — Russell Sherman

Photographs deceive time, freezing it on a piece of cardboard where the soul is silent. — Isabel Allende