This Week…

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.”  
–Rumi

“If you catch me dreaming, please don’t wake me ’til I”m done . . .“
–Anthony Hamilton, Pass Me Over

“Birthdays was the worst days, now we sip champagne when we thirsty.”
–Notorious Big, Juicy

“I’m ready . . . ”
–Anthony Hamilton

“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness.”
–Thich Nhat Hahn

“Resign yourself to a lifelong sadness that is never satisfied.”
–Zadie Smith, on being a writer

“Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.”
–James Baldwin, No Name in the Street

“The greatest lie ever told about love is that it sets you free.”
–Zadie Smith, On Beauty

“Miracles happen all the time. We’re here, aren’t we?”
–Marilyn Nelson, Abba Jacob and Miracles

“Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.”
–Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon