A few of my favorites; <span class=”_c24 _50f4″>What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow
Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man,
You cannot say, or guess, for you know only
A heap of broken images, where the sun beats,
And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief,
And the dry stone no sound of water. Only
There is shadow under this red rock,
(Come in under the shadow of this red rock),
And I will show you something different from either
Your shadow at morning striding behind you
Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you;
I will show you fear in a handful of dust.
The Waste Land -T.S. Eliot
Control the things you can control, maggot. Let everything else take a flying f~~~ at you and if you must go down, go down with your guns blazing.” ― Roland Deschain, The Drawing of the Three: The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King
“I’ll be your Huckleberry” Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday (Tombstone)
Johnny Blaze: “There’s good and bad in all of us. It doesn’t matter how far you run. There are some demons you just can’t escape.”
Never be fooled by my vulnerability. Never believe that you are the hunter, for the hunter will become my prey.
“A man’s got to know his limitations” Clint Eastwood (Dirty Harry)
In my age, as in my youth, night brings me many a deep remorse. I realize that from the cradle up I have been like the rest of the race – never quite sane in the night. ~Mark Twain
So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and
Demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life,
Beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and
Its purpose in the service of your people.
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend,
Even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and
Bow to none. When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the food and
For the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks,
The fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and nothing,
For abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.
When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts
Are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes
They weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again
In a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.”- Chief Tucumseh
Sometimes we have to be willing to let go of the relationships that do us much more harm than good. Too many times we work so hard in life to only be discouraged and told by others that we should be grateful for even having them in our own lives. I would much rather be alone than deal with someone who makes me not want to feel loved.
Maybe, I trusted you because I was always loyal.
Maybe, I believed your lies because I was honest.
Maybe, I thought you loved me because I so loved you.
Maybe, I thought we would last forever because, despite everything, that is what I offered you. Maybe….
“Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you’re not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. ‘Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That’s just the way it is.” -Josey Wales
“Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back.” Marcus Aurelius</span>
Rat_Rod_Russell 1 month, 2 weeks ago.
