I Love You

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. 

I love you simply, without problems or pride: 

I love you in this way because 

I do not know any other way of loving but this, 

in which there is no I or you, 

so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, 

so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.”

~ Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets

All That Is Gold Does Not Glitter

“All that is gold does not glitter,

Not all those who wander are lost;

The old that is strong does not wither,

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,

A light from the shadows shall spring;

Renewed shall be blade that was broken,

The crownless again shall be king.”

~ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

I Convinced Her

 "I convinced her that her first loyalty isn't to other people, 
but to her own feelings.”

~ Mario Vargas Llosa, Travesuras de la niña mala

It Was Awful

“It was awful and so surreal to see it unfold before my eyes. 

I will never forget that sight. 

The only thing I could think of is that one day you are king of your domain, 

and the next day you are being escorted to your car by security.”

~ Dean Mafako, M.D., Burned Out