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I feel certain that words
can be as human
as people,
alive
with the breath
of compassion. — Margarita Engle

Hatred must be a hard thing to learn. — Margarita Engle

Slavery all day,
and then, suddenly, by nightfall- freedom! — Margarita Engle

Marriage without love is just one more twisted form of slavery. — Margarita Engle

I have spent all my years
accepting sad truths.
- Quebrado — Margarita Engle

No matter how invisible
I feel, I will always be wrapped
in the memory
of life as a captive.
- Quebrado — Margarita Engle

If only the peace I feel right now
could be stored up and released later
when cruelty surrounds me
in the dark
during nightmares. — Margarita Engle

Books are door-shaped portals carrying me across oceans and centuries, helping me feel less along. — Margarita Engle

If we knew how to find
the lost, we would know
how to rediscover
the parts of our minds
left behind
in battle. — Margarita Engle

Not a wall in the building lacked books. Books even occupied the space above doorways. — Brandon Mull

My mind soars
and whirls
in a dance
of wild fear
and graceful hope. — Margarita Engle

I sing without knowing what my song means, and whether the listening world is amazed or wounded. — Margarita Engle

Some people are born with words flowing in their veins. — Margarita Engle

The Little War?
How can there be
a little war?
Are some deaths
smaller than others,
leaving mothers
who weep
a little less? — Margarita Engle

I still think of myself
as a broken place, a drifting isle
with no home.
- Quebrado — Margarita Engle

Not only them ... you've also had
Young Hudson mouths to fill
You could have had a thriving business
But you forgot to present the bill — John Walter Bratton

I envy the trees that grow at crossroads. They are never forced to decide which way to go ... — Margarita Engle

The code of Hammurabi in ancient Babylon prescribed this
punishment for a doctor convicted of inept surgery: amputation
of the hands. — L. M. Boyd

I don't understand the whole thrilling verse, but I love the way poetry turns ordinary words into winged things that rise up and soar! — Margarita Engle

He could play the guitar just like ringing a bell. — Chuck Berry

My heart drums with gratitude.
My thoughts sing
with hope. — Margarita Engle

My missus knows to leave me alone. — Brian O'Driscoll

I love photography and art-directing is something that I really would enjoy to do. — Gianni Versace

The race will go to the curious, the slightly mad, and those with an un-satiated passion for learning and dare-deviltry. — Tom Peters

What's the matter?" And she could hear the smile in his voice. "Cat got your crotch? — Shelly Laurenston

I feel like ...
the boy lost somewhere
between the torment of memory
and a few fragile shards
of hope.
— Margarita Engle

Happy girls are the prettiest girls. — Audrey Hepburn

But love
is a wildly
unpredictable
hurricane wind,
not a swirling
blue ocean
with peaceful
shores. — Margarita Engle

I would have run away
Into the forest
To live in a nest
Made of dreams
And green leaves — Margarita Engle

At the same time, his past lay before him like a corpse waiting to be embalmed. — Edward St. Aubyn

Anger is like a disease.
You can catch it.
You can give it. — Margarita Engle

Connection is life; disconnection, death. — Deborah Day

How can people stay sane in a world that makes no sense? — Margarita Engle

Joy and truth both have a way
of peeking through any dark curtain. — Margarita Engle

Can it be true that freedom only exists when it is a treasure, shared by all? — Margarita Engle

The old life is gone, my days are new,
but time is still a mystery
of wishes, and this sad, confusing fragrance.
- Rosa — Margarita Engle

There is no place more lonely
Than a rich man's home. — Margarita Engle

Sometimes I read that I'm not 100 per cent Chinese, because I don't look all that Chinese. That's a strange one - I am Chinese. — Godfrey Gao

A fool and his money be soon at debate — Thomas Tusser

That is how I think of peace
and peace of mind - as timid birds
that we have to search for,
not bold ones that come
looking for us. — Margarita Engle

Found dead. A verdict as useful as a fucking Bible in the Bluegate Brothel. — Sarah Pinborough