Hope gets you there; work gets you through.
—Rebecca Solnit, Hope in the Dark
Month: June 2019
qotd: peace
The language of peace is subtle . . . The reasons for peace, the definitions of peace, the very idea of peace have to be invented, and invented again.
—Maxine Hong Kingston, The Fifth Book of Peace
qotd: fear
We have nothing left to fear but insincerity.
—Qiu Miaojin, Last Words From Montmartre
qotd: write
Write about only three things: what you love, what you hate, and what you’re deeply conflicted about.
—Marlon James, as quoted by Riverhead Books
qotd: create
In a time of destruction, create something. A poem. A parade. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful moment.
—Maxine Hong Kingston, The Fifth Book of Peace
