Persecution

"Wherever men or women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe."

-Elie Wiesel

Paradigm of Abundance

"Giving other people access to the opportunities many of us already have does not take anything away from you. That's a paradigm of scarcity and fear. Rights, opportunities, freedoms, and protection should operate from a paradigm of abundance. There is room for all. We need not fear, or be afraid. We are not losing anything to share what we have to others. When we lift others we lift ourselves."


-Unknown

Living Peace

"You cannot find peace by avoiding life."

-Virginia Woolf

Paints and Dreams

"I dream my paining, and then I paint my dream."

-Van Gogh

Keep Dreaming. Love, Anne

"It's delightful when your imaginations come true, isn't it?"

LM Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

Maps as Poems

"The map as poem: this is something maps have labored to deny from the beginning."

-Denis Wood

Why Read and Write

"Despite every advancement, language remains the defining nexus of our humanity; it is where our knowledge and hope lie. It is the precondition of human tenderness, mightier than the sword but also infinitely more subtle and ultimately more urgent. Remember that writing things down makes them real; that it is nearly impossible to hate anyone whose story you know; and, most of all, that even in our post-postmodern era, writing has a moral purpose. With twenty-six shapes arranged in varying patterns, we can tell every story known to mankind, and make up all the new ones—indeed, we can do so in most of the world’s known tongues. If you can give language to experiences previously starved for it, you can make the world a better place." 


-Andrew Solomon